R. Rucker Smith
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R. Rucker Smith is the chief judge of the Southwestern Circuit of Georgia and a pro tempore juvenile court judge for the counties of Lee, Macon, Schley, Stewart, Sumter and Webster. He was elected to the Superior Court in 1992.[1][2]
Education
Smith received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and his J.D. from the Emory University School of Law. He was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1979.[2][3]
Career
Prior to becoming a judge, Smith worked as a private practice attorney in both civil and criminal litigation, as well as an Assistant District Attorney.[2]
Awards and associations
- Georgia Bar Association
- Board of Governors
- Past Chairman of the Judicial Section of the Georgia State Bar
- Past Chairman of the Long Range Planning Committee of the State Bar of Georgia
- Past Chairman of the State Bar of Georgia Bench and Bar Committee[2]
2012 election
Smith ran unopposed for re-election to the Southwestern Superior Court.[4] He was re-elected after receiving 99.2% of the vote in the July 31 election.[5]
- See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
- The Southwestern Judicial Circuit of Georgia
- Americus Times Recorder, "Southwestern Judicial Circuit Chief Superior Court Judge R. Rucker Smith has been reprimanded by the Judicial Qualifications Commission," March 29, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Administrative Office of the Courts, "Superior Court Directory," accessed May 4, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Information submitted via Judgepedia's biographical submission from on 4/8/2013
- ↑ Martindale, “R. Rucker Smith profile”
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Preliminary List of Candidates on the July 31, 2012 General Non-Partisan Election Ballot," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election," accessed August 1, 2012
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