Wednesday, December 4, 2002
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Wednesday, December 4, 2002 |
Thomaston attorney picked for Superior Court judgeshipBy JOHN
MUNFORD
Although he was the only judge of three finalists to fill a Superior Court Judge vacancy, Fayette State Court Judge Fletcher Sams was passed over for the position by outgoing Gov. Roy Barnes. Barnes instead selected Tommy Richard Hankinson, 54, of Thomaston to fill the post in the Griffin Judicial Circuit being vacated by the retiring Chief Superior Court Judge Ben J. Miller Jr. The circuit is comprised of Fayette, Pike, Spalding and Upson counties. Hankinson currently practices law as a partner in the law firm of Adams, Barfield, Hankinson, Evans and Miller, LLP in Thomaston. Previously, he served as a captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corps in the U.S. Army. Hankinson received both undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Georgia. Miller, who has been on the Superior Court bench since 1977, previously served as District Attorney for the Griffin circuit when he was appointed July 1, 1969. Miller has indicated he plans to become a senior judge, which would allow him to hear special cases throughout the state when necessary. Barnes also appointed A. Harris Adams to fill a pending vacancy on the Georgia Court of Appeals. Adams, 54, of Marietta, is currently the chief judge of the Cobb County State Court, where he has served for 18 years.
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