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2023 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

2023 YLD Secretary Runoff
According to Article VII, Section 12. Run-off, “If no candidate for office receives a majority of the votes cast or if there is a tie vote for a circuit post, within ten days from the date of the report of the Elections Committee, the Board of Governors shall make provisions for a runoff election between the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes or all tied candidates. The runoff election shall be held no later than thirty days from the date of the report of the Elections Committee and shall be conducted as provided for regular elections. The incumbent shall continue to serve until the successor is determined. In run-off elections, members of the Board shall be elected by plurality vote.”

The election of the office of YLD Secretary has resulted in a runoff between Carlos Andres Fernández and Virginia Candace Josey. The runoff election will be held May 8-19, and the results will be announced by May 26. Only members of the YLD are eligible to vote in the runoff and will receive more information via email.


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
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.