Jim Wilbanks
Jim Wilbanks is a judge of the Conasauga Judicial Circuit in the Seventh Superior Court District of Georgia. His four-year term, effective January 1, 2015, expired on December 31, 2018.[1][2]
Wilbanks previously served as a judge of the Dalton Municipal Court.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2014
Wilbanks ran for election to the Conasauga Judicial Circuit.
General: He faced David Blevins and Scott Helton in the general election on May 20, 2014.
Because no candidate received 50 percent of the vote, Blevins and Wilbanks competed in a runoff election on July 22, 2014. Wilbanks won with 60 percent of the vote.[2] Because no candidate received 50 percent of the vote, Blevins and Wilbanks competed in a runoff election on July 22, 2014. Wilbanks won with 60 percent of the vote.[4][5]
Education
Wilbanks received his J.D. from the University of Georgia.[1]
Career
Wilbanks was a judge of the Dalton Municipal Court. Prior to taking the municipal court bench, he was an associate judge of the juvenile court in the Conasauga District, a judge pro tem for the Varnell Municipal Court, and a judge pro tem for Georgia superior courts. He was elected to the superior court in 2014.[3][1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Daily Citizen, "Three seeking judge post," By Rachel Brown, March 18, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "2014 Qualifying Candidates List," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Council of Municipal Court Judges, "Directory by Name," accessed May 7, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, “Statewide Election Results,” May 20, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Election Results, "General Primary Runoff and General Nonpartisan Election Runoff," July 22, 2014