The Judicial COVID-19 Task Force held its first meeting on May 19, 2020. The Committee is tasked with providing guidance to Georgia’s courts as they reopen in June.
Judicial Council of Georgia’s COVID-19 Task Force Roster
| Representing | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Judge Shawn LaGrua | Fulton County Superior Court Judge |
| Supreme Court of Georgia | Chief Justice Harold D. Melton | Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Court of Appeals | Judge Ken Hodges | Georgia Court of Appeals |
| Business Court | Judge Walter Davis | Business Court |
| Council of State Court Judges | Judge Russ McClelland | Chief Judge, Forsyth County & Council President |
| Council of Juvenile Court Judges | Judge Lyndsay Burton | Chief Judge, Hall County Juvenille Court |
| Council of Probate Court Judges | Judge Melanie Bell | Probate Judge of Newton County, Chief Magistrate, Newton County |
| Council of Magistrate Court Judges | Judge Brendan Murphy | Chief Judge, Cobb County Magistrate Court |
| Council of Municipal Court Judges | Judge Norman Cuadra | Suwanee Municipal Court Judge |
| State Bar of Georgia | Elizabeth Fite | President-Elect |
| Council of Superior Court Clerks | Cindy Mason | Columbia County Clerk of Court, Council President |
| Council of Accountability Courts | Judge Reuben Green | Chief Judge Cobb County Veterans Accountability Court |
| Administrative Office of the Courts | Cynthia Clanton | Director |
| Georgia Department of Law | Bryan Webb | Deputy AG – Gov’t Services & Employment Div |
| Institute of Continuing Judicial Education | Doug Ashworth | Executive Director |
| Judicial Qualifications Commission | Chuck Boring | Director |
| Atlanta Legal Aid | Cathy Vandenberg | Deputy Director |
| Georgia Council of Court Administrators | Robin Rooks | Bell Forsyth Circuit Court Administrator |
| Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council | Robert Smith | General Counsel |
| Georgia Public Defender Council | Jimmonique R.S. Rodgers | Deputy Director |
| Georgia Trial Lawyers Association | Adam Malone | Executive Vice President, GTLA |
| Georgia Defense Lawyers Association | David Nelson | David Nelson |
| Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Don Samuel | Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
| Association County Commissioners of Georgia | Debra Nesbit | Associate Legislative Director |
| Georgia Chamber of Commerce | William Custer | Chamber Law & Judiciary Committee |
| Georgia Department of Public | Health Kristin Miller | General Counsel |
| Georgia Department of Community Health | Marial Ellis | Chief of Staff |
| Department of Community Supervision | Phil Sellers Chief | Information Officer |
| Georgia Sheriffs’ Association | Terry Norris | Executive Director |
| ADVISORS | ||
| Prosecuting Attorney Council | Sheila Ross Director of Capital Litigation | Director of Capital Litigation |
| ACCG Larry | Ramsey Deputy | General Counsel |
| Georgia Defense Lawyers Association | Sally Akins | Past President/Secretary for State Bar of GA |
| Council of Juvenile Court Judges of Georgia | Anne Kirkhope | Staff Attorney |
| Council of Juvenile Court Judges of Georgia | Kirsten Wallace | Budget Director |
| Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Jill Travis | Executive Director |
| Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation | Michael Lucas | Deputy Director |
| Fulton County Board of Health | Dr. Mark Swancutt | Staff Physician – Fulton County Board of Health |