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Indigent Defense

This special committee monitors the progress and funding for Georgia's Public Defender Standards Council and works in conjunction with the Advisory Committee on Legislation, the Executive Committee and the Board of Governors to provide advice, expertise and advocacy on behalf of systemic reform designed to satisfy the State's constitutional obligation to provide adequate counsel for indigent persons accused of crime.

Committee Members

Name Position Term Expires
Ms. Claudia Susan Saari Chairperson 2025
Ms. Michele Leigh NeSmith Vice Chairperson 2025
Ms. Atteeyah Eshe Hollie Member 2025
Mrs. Amanda Michelle Grantham Member 2025
Ms. Anna Marie Arceneaux Member 2025
Mr. Matthew Brandon Howard Member 2025
Ms. Brenda Jean Smeeton Member 2025
Mr. Carlos Javier Rodriguez Member 2025
Mr. Christopher Gordon Paul Member 2025
Ms. Elizabeth Carrie Taxel Member 2025
Mr. Gerald P. Word Member 2025
Ms. Janet Willy Hankins Member 2025
Mr. Jared Matthew Campbell Member 2025
Mr. James F. Grubiak Member 2025
Mr. L. Jason Jones Member 2025
Ms. Jennifer Leigh Lewis Member 2025
Mr. Joshua Andrew Larkey Member 2025
Ms. Kelley A. Dial Member 2025
Ms. Katherine Morgan Mason Member 2025
Mr. Lawrence Mark Korn Member 2025
Ms. Mazie Lynn Guertin Member 2025
Mr. Mark Andrew Begnaud Member 2025
Ms. Melanie Velez Member 2025
Mr. Wilson B. Mitcham, Jr. Member 2025
Mr. Russell C. Gabriel Member 2025
Mr. Robert B. Remar Member 2025
Mr. Vernon S. Pitts, Jr. Member 2025
Mr. C. Wilson DuBose Member 2025
Mr. James Wesley Bryant Member 2025
Ms. Zanele Elaine Ngubeni Member 2025
Ms. Charity Reneatha Bridgewater Member 2025
Ms. Sara Totonchi Lay Member 2025
Mr. R. Gary Spencer Executive Committee Liaison 2025
Ms. Natalie Katherine Glaser Liaison 2025
Ms. Megan Jones Staff Liaison 2025
Ms. Sarah I. Coole Staff Liaison 2025