Franklin D. Rozier Jr.
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Franklin D. Rozier Jr. is a state court judge for Pierce County, Georgia. He has served in this part-time position since January 1, 1999.[1][2]
Rozier ran for judge of the Waycross Circuit of the 1st Superior Court District. He was defeated in the nonpartisan general election on May 24, 2016.
Biography
Rozier received his B.A. in history from Mercer University in 1971 and his J.D. from the John Marshall Law School in 1975. He began a solo law practice on June 3, 1977, which he continued alongside his judicial duties. He has served as a part-time Pierce County attorney since 1993 (and previously for three years in the 1980s). He also served as a part-time solicitor and prosecutor of the State Court of Pierce County from 1980 through 1998. In 1999, he assumed his current role as part-time state court judge.[2]
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.[3]
Andy Spivey defeated Franklin D. Rozier Jr. in the general election for one of 14 seats up for election on the 1st District of the Georgia Superior Court.
| Georgia Superior Court, 1st District Waycross Circuit (DeVane seat), 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Andy Spivey |
68.09% | 13,779 |
| Franklin D. Rozier Jr. | 31.91% | 6,457 |
| Total Votes | 20,236 | |
| 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.[4]
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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Courts: "State Courts," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pierce County, Georgia, "State Court," accessed July 5, 2017
- ↑ 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
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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