Stephen Schuster
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J. Stephen "Steve" Schuster was a superior court judge of the Cobb County Judicial Circuit in Georgia. He was first elected in 2004.[1] Schuster retired at the end of his term in 2020.[2] Governor Brian Kemp (R) appointed Schuster to serve as a senior judge on the superior court judge of the Cobb County Judicial Circuit on January 1, 2021.[3]
Education
Schuster received his B.A. in economics from Tulane University in 1973 and his J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1976. He also graduated from the National Judicial College in 2002.[4]
Career
Schuster worked as a private practice attorney, as well as an assistant district attorney for the Cobb Judicial Circuit. Before his election to the Superior Court in 2004, he was a judge of the Cobb County Juvenile Court.[4][5]
Awards and associations
Awards
- “Distinguished Judicial Service Award” for Cobb County Truancy Program, State Bar of Georgia - Young Lawyers Division
- Cobb County Legal Secretaries Association “Boss of the Year”[4]
Associations
- American College of Business Court Judges
- Board of Governors, State Bar of Georgia
- Past President/Chaplain, Cobb County Bar Association
- Board of Directors, Cobb County Boys and Girls Club, Inc.
- Cobb County Chamber of Commerce
- Member of Honorary Commanders with the U.S. Military
- Marietta Kiwanis
- Past President, Cobb County Symposium
- Former Chairman, Cobb County Board of Ethics for the Cobb County Board of Education
- Master, Charles Weltner Family Law Inn of Court[4]
Elections
2012
- See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2012
Schuster ran unopposed for re-election to the Cobb Superior Court.[6] He was re-elected after receiving 99.6% of the vote in the July 31 election.[7]
2008
Schuster was re-elected to the Superior Court without opposition.[8]
2004
Schuster was elected to the Cobb Superior Court in the primary on July 20, 2004, defeating Joan P. Davis with 54.9% of the vote.[9]
Noteworthy cases
In July 2023, Schuster began presiding over a motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) and Superior Court Judge Robert C. McBurney from the proceedings related to the county's investigation into possible criminal interference in the 2020 presidential election. Former President Donald Trump's (R) legal team filed the motion. Trump was named as one of the subjects of the investigation.[10] A hearing on the motion was initially scheduled for August 10, but Trump's legal team withdrew the motion before the hearing took place. Schuster dismissed the case on August 4, 2023.[11]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Administrative Office of the Courts, "Superior Court Directory," accessed May 4, 2014
- ↑ Marietta Daily Journal, "Cobb Superior Court Judge Stephen Schuster announces retirement," February 11, 2020
- ↑ Office of the Governor, "2021 Executive Orders," accessed August 1, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Cobb County Government, "Superior Court Judges - Judge J. Stephen "Steve" Schuster"
- ↑ Georgia Courts, "Newly Elected Superior Court Judges," January 1, 2005
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official Results of the Tuesday, November 04, 2008 General Election"
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official Results of the July 20, 2004 Primary Election"
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Judge schedules hearing on Trump’s motion to disqualify DA Willis," July 28, 2023
- ↑ Fulton County Clerk, "Final Order," accessed August 16, 2023
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