James G. Bodiford
James G. Bodiford is a former superior court judge for the Cobb County Judicial Circuit in Georgia. He was elected to this position in 1994 and announced in May 2014 his plans to retire from the court.[1][2][3] Bodiford is now a senior judge on the court upon his retirement, effective January 1, 2015.[4]
Elections
2010
Bodiford competed against Normarene Culver Merritt in his bid for re-election to the Seventh Superior Court.[5] Bodiford won with 74.3% of the vote.[6]
- Main article: Georgia judicial elections, 2010
Education
Bodiford received his undergraduate degree from Mercer University and his J.D. degree from the John Marshall Law School. He later attended and graduated from the National Judicial College.[2]
Career
Bodiford worked as a private practice lawyer in Marietta, Georgia, and as a trial attorney for the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office prior to becoming a judge. He was a judge for the Powder Springs Municipal Court. From 1985 to 1994, Bodiford served as the chief magistrate judge for the Cobb County Magistrate Court. He was then elected to the Seventh Superior Court.[2]
See also
- 7th Superior Court District of Georgia
- Georgia Superior Courts
- Courts in Georgia
- Judicial selection in Georgia
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Administrative Office of the Courts, "Superior Court Directory," accessed May 4, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cobb County Government, "Superior Court Judges - Judge," accessed May 31, 2014
- ↑ Marietta Daily Journal, "Around Town: Bodiford bowing out: High-profile judge plans to retire at year end," January 20, 2014
- ↑ Marietta Daily Journal, "Judge Bodiford retires, now a senior judge," December 27, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Non-Partisan Candidates on the November 2, 2010 General Election Ballot," accessed May 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Superior Court Judge Race Results," November 2010
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