Congratulations to Brad Morris, Northeastern Circuit Public Defender. Brad was honored at the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Seminar this month with the prestigious 2011 GACDL Indigent Defense Award.  

The plaque reads:

To H. Bradford Morris, Jr. for being a warrior for justice; for a lifetime of representing those whose voice society will not hear and whose dignity society will not honor; for creating a beacon for that work in the Northeastern Circuit Public Defender Office.

We are pleased to welcome the nine members of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council. Appointed by Governor Deal were Donna Avans Seagraves, Piedmont Circuit Public Defender, G. S. “Gator” Hodges, Butts County Commissioner, Lamar Paris, Union County Sole Commissioner,  Ronald Cross, Columbia County Commission Chairman and W. David Sims, Esquire of Insley and Race. Lt. Governor Cagle appointed Arch W. McGarity, Flint Circuit Superior Court Judge and E. Lee Morris III, General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer of S&W Management. Murphy C. Miller, Enotah Circuit Superior Court Judge and Edward D. Tolley, Esquire of Cook Noell Tolley & Bates LLP were appointed by Speaker Ralston.