Harris Adams

Harris Adams

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Georgia Court of Appeals

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Education

Bachelor's

Mercer University, 1970

Law

Mercer's Walter F. George School of Law, 1971

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Harris Adams was a judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals. He was appointed to this position by Governor Barnes on December 30, 2002, and retired on January 1, 2013. He passed away on August 3, 2015.

Education

Harris Adams graduated from Mercer University in 1970 and went on to receive his law degree from Mercer's Walter F. George School of Law in 1971.

Career

Harris Adams began his legal career as an assistant district attorney in the Cobb Circuit. In 1973, he entered private practice with the law firm Sams, Glover, Gentry and Adams. He was the chief judge of the Municipal Court of Marietta from 1980 to 1983. On January 4, 1985, he was appointed to the State Court of Cobb County. He served as the chief judge on this court for six years before becoming an appellate judge.

2010 election

Adams was retained with 100 percent of the vote.

Main article: Georgia judicial elections, 2010

External links

• Georgia Court of Appeals

Footnotes

Georgia courts

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Federal courts:

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia

State courts:

Georgia Supreme Court • Georgia Court of Appeals • Georgia Superior Courts • Georgia State Courts • Georgia Business Court • Georgia Juvenile Courts • Georgia Probate Courts • Georgia Magistrate Courts • Georgia Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in Georgia • Georgia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Georgia