News | Events | Publications
2025 State Bar Election Results
The 2025 State Bar of Georgia election concluded on April 18. Click here to download a PDF of the final vote summary.
Contested Races
Following are the winners of contested races.
Atlanta Circuit, Post 30: Amanda Kay Seals, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 36: Robert Charles McBurney, Atlanta
Cobb Circuit, Post 2: Carlos Javier Rodriguez, Marietta
Cobb Circuit, Post 6: Adam Joshua Rozen, Marietta
Columbia Circuit: Samantha Marie Mullis, Augusta
Uncontested Races
Following are the results of the uncontested races in which the incumbent chose not to run for reelection.
Alcovy Circuit, Post 1: Eric C. Crawford, Monroe
Chattahoochee Circuit, Post 4: Neal Joseph Callahan, Columbus
Clayton Circuit, Post 1: Betrice A. Scott, Rex
Pataula Circuit: William Murray Shingler Jr., Donalsonville
Waycross Circuit, Post 2: Adam Ferrell, Blackshear
West Georgia Circuit: David Jared Parrish, Carrollton
Complete Results
Following are the complete results of the 2025 State Bar of Georgia election, including the individuals listed above. Contested races have been marked with an asterisk (*).
President-Elect: William C. Gentry, Marietta
Treasurer: R. Javoyne Hicks, Atlanta
Secretary: Shiriki Cavitt Jones, Atlanta
ABA Delegate, Post 2: Glenn P. Hendrix, Atlanta
ABA Delegate, Post 4: Paula J. Frederick, Atlanta
YLD President-Elect: Virginia C. Josey, Macon
YLD Treasurer: Kindall Elizabeth Browning-Rickle, Perry
YLD Secretary: Caleb Ratliff, Rome
Alapaha Circuit, Post 1: Daniel Jackson Connell III, Adel
Alcovy Circuit, Post 1: Eric C. Crawford, Monroe
Appalachian Circuit: Kevin William Roper, Jasper
Atlanta Circuit, Post 1: Nicole Christine Leet, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 3: Lisa Katsuko Liang, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 5: Catherine Koura, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 7: William M. Ragland Jr., Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 9: Keith Elliott Gammage, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 11: Jill Pryor, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 13: R. Gary Spencer, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 15: Letitia A. McDonald, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 17: JaDawnya C. Baker, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 19: Zahra S. Karinshak, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 21: Patricia Anne Gorham, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 23: Donna G. Barwick, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 25: Amanda Rourk Clark Palmer, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 27: Nancy Jean Whaley, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 29: Tina Shadix Roddenbery, Atlanta
*Atlanta Circuit, Post 30: Amanda Kay Seals, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 32: Susan Patricia Coppedge, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 34: Allegra J. Lawrence, Atlanta
*Atlanta Circuit, Post 36: Robert Charles McBurney, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 39: Anita Wallace Thomas, Atlanta
Atlantic Circuit. Post 2: Hugh J. McCullough, Glennville
Augusta Circuit, Post 1: Amanda Nichole Heath, Augusta
Augusta Circuit, Post 3: John C. Bell Jr., Augusta
Blue Ridge Circuit, Post 2: Eric Alvin Ballinger, Canton
Brunswick Circuit, Post 1: Stephen Elliott Tillman, Baxley
Chattahoochee Circuit, Post 2: Brandon Lee Peak, Columbus
Chattahoochee Circuit, Post 4: Neal Joseph Callahan, Columbus
Cherokee Circuit, Post 2: Howard Mark Delashmit, Cartersville
Clayton Circuit, Post 1: Betrice A. Scott, Rex
Clayton Circuit, Post 3: Martin L. Cowen III, Jonesboro
*Cobb Circuit, Post 2: Carlos Javier Rodriguez, Marietta
Cobb Circuit, Post 4: Patrick H. Head, Marietta
*Cobb Circuit, Post 6: Adam Joshua Rozen, Marietta
*Columbia Circuit: Samantha Marie Mullis, Augusta
Conasauga Circuit, Post 2: Robert Harris Smalley III, Dalton
Cordele Circuit: John Craig Cotton, Cordele
DeKalb Circuit, Post 2: Otobong Ukpong “Oto” Ekpo, Decatur
DeKalb Circuit, Post 4: Donna Coleman Stribling, Decatur
DeKalb Circuit, Post 6: Claudia Susan Saari, Avondale Estates
DeKalb Circuit, Post 8: Tedra L. Cannella, Decatur
DeKalb Circuit, Post 10: Dax Eric Lopez, Atlanta
Dougherty Circuit, Post 2: Thomas V. Duck III, Albany
Dublin Circuit: Joseph Carl Sumner Jr., Dublin
Eastern Circuit, Post 2: Lester B. Johnson III, Savannah
Eastern Circuit, Post 4: John Bell Manly, Savannah
Flint Circuit, Post 1: Amanda Renee Flora, McDonough
Griffin Circuit, Post 2: Rhonda Bender Kreuziger, Fayetteville
Gwinnett Circuit, Post 1: David S. Lipscomb, Lawrenceville
Gwinnett Circuit, Post 3: Wesley Charles “Chuck” Ross, Norcross
Lookout Mountain Circuit, Post 2: Douglas Ray Woodruff, Ringgold
Macon Circuit, Post 1: John Flanders Kennedy, Macon
Macon Circuit, Post 3: Rebecca Holmes Liles Grist, Macon
Middle Circuit, Post 2: Jerry Neal Cadle, Swainsboro
Mountain Circuit: James T. Irvin, Toccoa
Northeastern Circuit, Post 2: Roger Brent Hatcher Jr., Gainesville
Northern Circuit, Post 1: Kimberly Wilkerson Higginbotham, Hartwell
Ocmulgee Circuit, Post 2: Ashley Mackin Brodie, Gray
Oconee Circuit, Post 2: Stephanie Diane Burton, Hawkinsville
Ogeechee Circuit, Post 2: Troy Windel Marsh Jr., Statesboro
Out-of-State, Post 1: Stacey McSwine Cameron, New York, New York
Pataula Circuit: William Murray Shingler Jr., Donalsonville
Piedmont Circuit: Barry E. King, Hoschton
Rome Circuit, Post 1: Christopher Ross Jackson, Rome
South Georgia Circuit, Post 2: Tabitha Edwina Payne, Whigham
Southern Circuit, Post 2: Kathryn Drew Parrish Bennett, Valdosta
Southwestern Circuit: R. Rucker Smith, Americus
Tallapoosa Circuit, Post 1: Michael Douglas McRae, Cedartown
Toombs Circuit: Thomas Brittan Hammond, Warrenton
Towaliga Circuit: Jonathan Lang Adams, Forsyth
Waycross Circuit, Post 2: Adam Ferrell, Blackshear
West Georgia Circuit: David Jared Parrish, Carrollton
Western Circuit, Post 1: Lawton E. Stephens, Athens
Questions?
If you have any questions regarding the 2025 State Bar election, please contact Karen Nix at karenn@gabar.org or 404-526-8612.