Commissioners support fifth judge in district

County commissioners discussed the process and benefits of having a fifth judge in the Griffin Judicial Circuit during their Tuesday, July 31 meeting. Court administrator Will Simmons and Superior Court Judge Fletcher Sams were invited by the county to discuss the process of hiring a fifth judge for the circuit. They said the state is currently in the second stage of the process and the additional judge will cost the county very little. Judge Sams said the process of obtaining a fifth judge for the circuit would also result in a state paid assistant public defender, state paid assistant District Attorney, state paid administrative assistant for the DA’s office and a state paid investigator for the DA’s office.