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2023 State Bar of Georgia Election Results

The 2023 State Bar of Georgia Election concluded on April 21. Following are winners of the contested races—click here to download a PDF of the final vote summary.

Chattahoochee Circuit, Post 4: Donna Stanaland Hix, Columbus
Ogeechee Circuit, Post 2: Troy Windel Marsh Jr., Statesboro
Towaliga Circuit: Jonathan Lang Adams, Forsyth

Following are the results of the contested races in which the incumbent chose not to run for re-election:

Atlanta Circuit, Post 32: Susan Patricia Coppedge, Atlanta
Augusta Circuit, Post 3: John C. Bell Jr., Augusta
Cherokee Circuit, Post 2: Howard Mark Delashmit, Cartersville
Northeastern Circuit, Post 2: Roger Brent Hatcher Jr., Gainesville
Out-of-State, Post 1: Stacey McSwine Cameron, New York, New York
Southern Circuit, Post 2: Kathryn Drew Parrish Bennett, Valdosta
Stone Mountain Circuit, Post 2: Otobong Ukpong “Oto” Ekpo, Decatur

The 2023 YLD Secretary Runoff concluded on Friday, May 19. Following is the result of the runoff—click here to download a PDF of the final vote summary.

YLD Secretary: Virginia Candace Josey, Macon

Following are the complete results of the 2023 State Bar of Georgia Election, including the individuals listed above. Contested races have been marked with an asterisk (*).

President-Elect: Ivy Neal Cadle, Macon
Treasurer: Christopher Paul Twyman, Rome
Secretary: William C. Gentry, Marietta
*YLD Secretary: Virginia Candace Josey, Macon
ABA Delegate, Post 2: S. Lester Tate III, Cartersville
ABA Delegate, Post 4: Paula J. Frederick, Atlanta
President-Elect (YLD): Kenneth Mitchell Jr., Dectaur
Treasurer (YLD): Veronica Rogusky Cox, Atlanta
Alapaha Circuit, Post 1: Daniel Jackson Connell III, Adel
Alcovy Circuit, Post 1: Michael G. Geoffroy, Covington
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: Shiriki Cavitt Jones, Atlanta
*Atlanta Circuit, Post 32: Susan Patricia Coppedge, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 34: Allegra J. Lawrence, Atlanta
Atlanta Circuit, Post 36: Graham Elliott McDonald, 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: Donna Stanaland Hix, Columbus
*Cherokee Circuit, Post 2: Howard Mark Delashmit, Cartersville
Clayton Circuit, Post 1: Kathryn Lauranne Powers, Jonesboro
Clayton Circuit, Post 3: Martin L. Cowen III, Jonesboro
Cobb Circuit, Post 2: Ronald Arthur Lowry, Marietta
Cobb Circuit, Post 4: Patrick H. Head, Marietta
Cobb Circuit, Post 6: Laura Joan Murphree, Marietta
Columbia Circuit: Danny L. Durham, Evans
Conasauga Circuit, Post 2: Robert Harris Smalley III, Dalton
Cordele Circuit: John Craig Cotton, Cordele
Coweta Circuit, Post 2: Jason W. Swindle Sr., Carrollton
Dougherty Circuit, Post 2: George P. Donaldson 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, Lawrenceville
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: Edward R. Collier, Dawson
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
*Stone Mountain Circuit, Post 2: Otobong Ukpong “Oto” Ekpo, Decatur
Stone Mountain Circuit, Post 4: Donna Coleman Stribling, Decatur
Stone Mountain Circuit, Post 6: Claudia Susan Saari, Decatur
Stone Mountain Circuit, Post 8: R. Javoyne Hicks, Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain Circuit, Post 10: Dax Eric Lopez, Atlanta
Tallapoosa Circuit, Post 1: Michael Douglas McRae, Cedartown
Toombs Circuit: Thomas Brittan Hammond, Warrenton
*Towaliga Circuit: Jonathan Lang Adams, Forsyth
Waycross Circuit, Post 2: Vernon L. Chambless, Waycross
Western Circuit, Post 1: Lawton E. Stephens, Athens

If you have any questions regarding the 2023 State Bar Election, please contact Amanda Draper at amandad@gabar.org or 404-526-8636.