Judge Vernita Lavern Lee Bender, Municipal Court for the City of Valdosta, passed away on December 7, 2020. She served as judge since August 2006. Valdosta Today; WALB
Justice George Carley, Supreme Court of Georgia, died on November 26, 2020 from complications from COVID-19 at the age of 82. Justice Carley served 14 years on the Georgia Court of Appeals followed by nine years on the Supreme Court of Georgia where he became the Court’s 29th Chief Justice. AJC; AP
Judge Karen Batten, Probate Court of Brantley County, died on October 19, 2020, from complications arising from COVID-19. She was 62 years old and had served the probate court since 2016. Daily Report
Judge Douglas Pullen, Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Superior Court, passed away on September 22, 2020 at the age of 75. Ledger Enquirer
Judge Thomas Day Wilcox Jr., Senior Superior Court Judge, passed away on August 20, 2020 from cancer. Obituary
Judge Joseph McGovern, Glennville Municipal Court, died in mid August due to complications from COVID-19. All On Georgia
Judge Jon Payne, Probate Court of Chattooga County, died on August 18, 2020 due to complications from COVID-19. He served as the Chattooga County Probate Court judge since 1974. Daily Report
Judge Ramon Alvarado, Gwinnett Recorders Court, passed away on July 20, 2020. Judge Alvarado became the first Hispanic judge in Gwinnett County when he was appointed to the Gwinnett Recorders Court in 2019. AJC
Judge Lonnie T. Parkerson, Magistrate Court of Dodge County, passed away on July 16, 2020 at the age of 72. Obituary
Judge Horace Johnson, Jr., Alcovy Judicial Circuit Superior Court, passed away on July 1, 2020. Judge Johnson served on the since 2002, when he became the first black Superior Court Judge in the Alcovy Judicial Circuit. AJC; Daily Report
Judge Edith Jacqueline Ingram Grant passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020. Before retiring, Judge Grant served as the Hancock County Probate Judge for 36 years. She was the first black woman to serve as probate judge in Hancock County, as well as the entire United States. Obituary
Augusta Judicial Circuit Juvenile Court Judge Doug Flanagan passed away on May 7, 2020. Judge Flanagan served as a juvenile court judge since 2002. Augusta Chronicle
Newton County Juvenile Court Judge Sheri Roberts passed away on April 26, 2020. Judge Roberts was the first woman to serve on the bench for the Alcovy Circuit where she served for 10 years. AJC
Judge Margaret Deadwyler passed away on April ,3 2020. Judge Deadwyler served as the Jackson County Probate Judge for 20 years. She was the first woman to serve as the probate judge in Jackson County’s history. Obituary
Judge Nancy Stephenson passed away on April 1, 2020 from complications arising from the COVID-19 virus. Judge Stephenson served as the Dougherty County Probate Judge for 27 years. Daily Report; CBS46 news
Judge Jim Butterworth passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020. Judge Butterworth served as Habersham County’s Chief Magistrate for 16 years before retiring in 2014. Now Habersham article.
Judge Roosevelt Carter, II passed away on March 21, 2020. Judge Carter presided over the municipal courts of Edison, Newton, and Leary, Georgia. Judge Carter also maintained a private practice for over 20 years.
Judge Kent Lawrence passed away on March 13, 2020 at 72. Judge Lawrence was a former UGA football player, police officer, prosecutor, state court judge, and the creator of Georgia’s first DUI treatment court. Red and Black; Obituary
Superior Court Judge Quillian Baldwin passed away on March 15, 2020 at 77. He was a former state legislator and juvenile court judge before joining the superior court bench. Main Street News.
Longtime Atlanta Municipal Court judge, Judge Elaine Carlisle was killed in a car accident on February 21, 2020. Judge Carlisle served the Atlanta Municipal Court for over 27 years. Daily Report.
John K. Larkins, Jr. passed away on February 9, 2020. Mr. Larkins served as chair to the Judicial Council Board of Court reporting and authored the book “Georgia Contracts: Law and Litigation.” Obituary.
Judge John Langford, longtime Fulton Superior Court judge, passed away on February 15, 2020. The memorial is scheduled for February 24, 2020. Obituary; Daily Report
Judge Eddy Fowler passed away on January 20, 2020. Judge Fowler served as probate court judge of Franklin County from 1996 to 2012. Obituary
Gwinnett County senior magistrate, Judge Emily Powell died on December 31, 2019, succumbing to injuries incurred from a vehicle 11 days prior. Judge Powell was an influential figure in Gwinnett County and will be greatly missed. – AJC; Gwinnett Daily Post; Patch
Longtime Juvenile Court Judge, former Council of Juvenile Court Judges President and Judicial Council member, Judge Benjamin P. Brinson, Atlantic Judicial Circuit, passed away in October 2019 – Obituary; Georgia Courts Twitter