District Attorney · Middle Judicial Circuit of Georgia
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Murder, rape, and crimes against children get tried here, not talked about.

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Elephants and donkeys

In the days and weeks to come, I have very little doubt that professional TV pundits will perform a postmortem of the midterm elections. Say what you will about living in a perpetual political…

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The death penalty in Georgia

I see comments from folks on Facebook about the death penalty. Why we didn’t ask for it in a particular case. It’s a fair question, and it deserves a serious answer. First, let me…

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Needed

We don’t know which day will be the last one we are needed to tie our child’s shoes. Or teach them how to ride a bike. Or make them look both ways before they…

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Sitting beside them

When a kid gets bored there's almost always a cell phone or iPad or something with a screen nearby. Our sons and daughters grow up with plenty of things competing for their attention, and…

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Early voting dates

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5,811
Cases closed, 2020–2025
2,910
Convictions, 2020–2025
6,261
Cases worked by the DA personally
$1M+
In grants won for victims and the circuit
From the office's closed-case disposition logs, public record. Details on The Record.

The Mission

No. 1

The mission of the Office of the District Attorney of the Middle Judicial Circuit is to keep our communities safe and to protect the constitutional rights of all citizens, including the accused, through the prompt, fair, and efficient prosecution of criminal offenses with integrity, honor, and the highest degree of professionalism.