Thomas A. Cox Jr. (Georgia)
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2029
Thomas A. Cox Jr. is a judge of the Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Cox ran for re-election for judge of the Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit. He won in the general election on May 21, 2024.
Biography
Cox received his undergraduate degree from Morehouse College and his J.D. from Boston College. He worked as an attorney for the United States Department of Justice and for the Georgia Attorney General. In 2014, he was an attorney in private practice.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Fulton County, Georgia (2024)
General election
General election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit
Incumbent Thomas A. Cox Jr. won election in the general election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas A. Cox Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 93,928 | |
| Total votes: 93,928 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Fulton County, Georgia (2020)
General election
General election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit
Incumbent Thomas A. Cox Jr. won election in the general election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas A. Cox Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 180,358 | |
| Total votes: 180,358 | |||
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2016
Thomas A. Cox Jr. defeated Gabe Banks in the general election for one of 13 seats up for election on the 5th District of the Georgia Superior Court.
| Georgia Superior Court, 5th District Fulton Circuit (Bedford seat), 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Thomas A. Cox Jr. |
55.55% | 31,026 |
| Gabe Banks | 44.45% | 24,830 |
| Total Votes | 55,856 | |
| 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.[2]
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.
2014
Cox ran against Tom Campbell for the Fulton County (Atlanta) Judicial Circuit in 2014. Cox lost the general election with 39.8 percent of the votes cast for him.[3][4]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Thomas A. Cox Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Thomas A. Cox Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Elect Cox Judge, "About," date accessed: April 6, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2014 Qualifying Candidates List," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, “Statewide Election Results,” May 20, 2014
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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