Augusta, GA
New judge, public defender take oaths in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Kristi Goodwin Connell has been sworn in as the new Superior Court judge of the Augusta Judicial Court by Gov. Brian Kemp.
Connell was an assistant district attorney for Columbia Judicial Court and has been practicing law in the Augusta area for 25 years.
She worked as assistant district attorney and chief assistant district attorney at the Augusta Judicial Court.
Also in the courts
Katherine “Kate” Mason, a longtime public defender and former statewide leader with the Georgia Public Defender Council was honored at a retirement celebration Thursday.
The event also included the swearing-in of Lee Prescott as circuit public defender of the Augusta Judicial Circuit.
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