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Ken Hodges
2018 - Present
2031
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Ken Hodges is a judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on January 1, 2031.
Hodges ran for re-election for judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on May 21, 2024.
Biography
Hodges was born in Albany, Georgia. He received a bachelor's degree from Emory University in political science and sociology in 1988 and a J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1991. Hodges served as district attorney for Dougherty County, a district in the southwestern area of Georgia, for 12 years. He was first elected to the position in 1996 and subsequently won re-election in both 2000 and 2004. It also during his tenure that Hodges was named president of the Georgia District Attorney’s Association.
Elections
2024
See also: Georgia intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia Court of Appeals
Incumbent Ken Hodges won election in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ken Hodges (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 1,052,361 |
| Total votes: 1,052,361 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hodges in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Georgia Court of Appeals
Ken Hodges defeated Ken Shigley in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Hodges (Nonpartisan) | 69.9 | 665,875 |
 | Ken Shigley (Nonpartisan) | 30.1 | 286,093 | |
| Total votes: 951,968 | |||
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2010
- See also: Georgia Attorney General election, 2010
| 2010 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party |  Ken Hodges
|
65.5% | |
| Democratic Party | Rob Teilhet | 34.5% | |
| Total Votes | 338,312 | ||
| 2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party | Samuel S. Olens
|
52.9% | |
| Democratic Party | Ken Hodges | 43.6% | |
| Libertarian Party | Don Smart | 3.5% | |
| Total Votes | 2,551,722 | ||
2004
| 2004 Race for District Attorney, Dougherty Judicial Circuit - Democratic Primary[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
 Ken Hodges (D)
|
64.1% | |||
| Ingrid Polite (D) | 35.9% | |||
| Total votes | 18,114 | |||
- 2004 Race for District Attorney, Dougherty Judicial Circuit - General Election[4]
- Ken Hodges ran unopposed
2000
- 2000 Race for District Attorney, Dougherty Judicial Circuit - Democratic Primary and General Election[5][6]
- Ken Hodges ran unopposed in both contests
1996
| 1996 Race for District Attorney, Dougherty Judicial Circuit - Democratic Primary[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Ken Hodges (D)
|
48.7% | |||
| Britt Priddy (D) | 35.2% | |||
| Jim Finkelstein (D) | 16.0% | |||
| Total votes | 17,656 | |||
- 1996 Race for District Attorney, Dougherty Judicial Circuit - General Election[8]
- Ken Hodges ran unopposed
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
Endorsement accusation
In 2010's Democratic primary for state attorney general, challenger Rob Teilhet accused Hodges of falsely claiming endorsements for his campaign. Bibb County Sheriff Jerry Modena was included in a list of endorsements issued by Hodges' campaign despite contributing to Teilhet's campaign.[9] Hodges' campaign issued an apology and stated that the error was a "clerical mistake."[10]
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital investigation
In 2003, certified public accountant Charles Rehberg and Dr. John Bagnato found financial documents showing that the nonprofit Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital located in Albany, Georgia, had "$2.6 billion in cash and transferred millions to offshore bank accounts in the Cayman Islands."[11] These documents were then faxed anonymously under the headline "Top 10 Most Highly Guarded Secrets at Pheobe" to Albany businesses. The faxes alleged that the hospital over-charged uninsured patients, harassed them to make payments, and that hospital executives had incurred travel expenses for a for-profit subsidy.[12]
Hospital executives contacted Ken Hodges, who served as Albany's district attorney at that time, to investigate the source of the faxes. According to a local news report, Hodges "used a grand jury subpoena in 2003 to trace the source of the Phoebe Factoids, and then turned that information over to Phoebe Putney Hospital officials."[13] Rehberg was then charged with six counts of harassing phone calls, one count of aggravated assault, and one count of burglary. These charges were eventually dropped.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Hodges had "received political contributions from Pheobe [sic] executives and others connected to Phoebe[,] ... his wife had been hired by Pheobe [sic] Putney Memorial Hospital."[14] Hodges stated to the newspaper that he had "investigated an allegation of a criminal offense," but the newspaper alleged that he had conducted the investigation as a favor for the hospital.[13]
The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta, Georgia, ruled in March 2010 that Rehberg could not sue Hodges for wrongful prosecution, but permitted him to pursue litigation against Hodges’ chief investigator, James Paulk.[15]
Awards
- Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service from the State Bar of Georgia
- Eagle Award for Outstanding Support of Crime Victims from the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Georgia Court of Appeals |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State - 2010 Democratic Attorney General Primary Election Results
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State - 2010 Attorney General General Election Results
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State - 2004 Primary Election Results
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State - 2004 General Election Results
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State - 2000 Primary Election Results
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State - 2000 General Election Results
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State - 1996 Primary Election Results
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State - 1996 General Election Results
- ↑ Georgia Liberal, "Teilhet: Ken Hodges Lies About Endorsements… Again," July 8, 2010
- ↑ Macon.com, "Candidate admits clerical error about Modena endorsement," July 9, 2010
- ↑ Socialist Worker, "The for-profit nonprofits," June 17, 2009
- ↑ Healthcare Renewal, "We'll Manage It the Way We Damn Well Want," June 20, 2005
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 WALB News 10, "Attorney says D. A. violated Georgia law," April 27, 2006
- ↑ Healthcare Renewal, "Pheobe Putney Accuses Whistle-Blowers of "Terroristic" Faxes," March 6, 2006
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "11th Circuit rules that Ken Hodges can’t be sued over Phoebe Putney case," March 11, 2010
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia
State courts:
Georgia Supreme Court • Georgia Court of Appeals • Georgia Superior Courts • Georgia State Courts • Georgia Business Court • Georgia Tax Court • Georgia Juvenile Courts • Georgia Probate Courts • Georgia Magistrate Courts • Georgia Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Georgia • Georgia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Georgia
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