Kristina Cook Graham
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Kristina Cook Connelly Graham is a judge of the Lookout Mountain Circuit of the 7th Superior Court District of Georgia. Gov. Zell Miller appointed Graham to the office in April 1992, and she was elected for a full term later that year. She was re-elected in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016.[1][2][3]
Biography
Graham received her B.S. from Vanderbilt University and her J.D. from Tulane University (1978). Before she became a judge, Graham was an attorney with Cook & Palmour, a law firm in Summerville, Georgia. Graham was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1978.[3][4][5]
Awards and associations
- 1982-1992: Regional vice president, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- 1987-1989: Georgia Indigent Defense Council
- 1985-1989: Member & officer, Northern District Civil Litigation Fund
- Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- State Bar of Georgia
- American Bar Association
- Lookout Mountain Bar Association
- Treasurer
- Vice president
- President
- Summerville Presbyterian Church[3]
Elections
2016
Georgia held elections for local judicial offices—some of which are partisan, others of which are nonpartisan—in 2016. On May 24, 2016, regions across the state held primaries for the partisan races and general elections for the nonpartisan races. Runoff races for both the partisan primaries and the nonpartisan general elections were held on July 26, 2016. The general election for partisan races took place on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 11, 2016.[6]
Incumbent Kristina Cook Graham ran unopposed in the general election for one of 18 seats up for election on the 7th District of the Georgia Superior Court.
| Georgia Superior Court, 7th District Lookout Mountain Circuit (Graham seat), 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kristina Cook Graham Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 13,549 |
| Total Votes | 13,549 | |
| Source: Georgia Election Results, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," June 10, 2016 | ||
Selection method
There are 202 judges on the Georgia Superior Courts, each chosen by the people in nonpartisan elections to serve a four-year term.
The process for selecting a chief judge and that chief judge's term varies by circuit.[7]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
- a state resident for three years;
- a resident of the circuit he or she is representing;
- admitted to practice law for at least seven years; and
- at least 30 years old.
2012
- See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2012
Graham ran unopposed for re-election to the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit. She was re-elected after receiving 99 percent of the vote on July 31, 2012.[8][2]
See also
External links
- Judicial Council of Georgia
- Rome News-Tribune, "Judge Kristina Cook Connelly Graham of Chattooga County reprimanded," May 11, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Administrative Office of the Courts, "Superior Court Directory," accessed May 4, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Walker County Messenger, "Connelly qualifies for judgeship bid," June 17, 1992
- ↑ Martindale, "Kristina Cook Graham," accessed February 16, 2014
- ↑ Martindale, "A. Kristina Cook Connelly," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Current and Past Election Results," accessed July 30, 2017
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Preliminary List of Candidates on the July 31, 2012 General Non-Partisan Election Ballot," accessed May 29, 2012
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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