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Personal Leave Conversion
This year the process to convert eligible sick leave to Personal Leave will be done online through the Team.Georgia.gov website. Beginning Monday, December 8th, the Employee Self-Service site will begin to display a new option to convert eligible sick leave to Personal Leave...[read on]
Revised New Evidence Code Pre-Filed for 2009 Legislature
Legislation to revamp the Evidence Code has been prefiled in the House of Representatives as HB 24. If enacted, the 129 page Bill would replace the current Title 24 on January 1, 2011. HB 24 was introduced by Representative Wendell Willard (R-Sandy Springs), who co-chaired a Joint House-Senate Study Committee on the Evidence Code with Sen. Preston Smith (R-Rome). The Study Committee approved the text of HB 24 on November 20, 2008 after 5 months of work...[the full text of HB 24 can be found here]
Winter Conference, Fundamentals of Prosecution and more!
The Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council is pleased to announce that we are now offering online registration for all of our training courses! Please visit our training page to register for our upcoming events...[go to the training page]
District Attorney Spencer Lawton Responds to Supreme Court Decision
District Attorney Spencer Lawton issues a statement in response to the denial of certiorari by the Supreme Court of the United States in Davis v. Georgia...[read the full statement]
Open Enrollment Begins October 10!
Open Enrollment period for the 2009 plan year will begin on Friday, October 10 and end on Monday, November 10, 2008...[read more and access open enrollment resources and websites]
Photo Gallery: Joint DAAG and GASG Fall Meeting
The District Attorneys' Association of Georgia and the Georgia Association of Solicitors-General held a joint meeting last week at the Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris, Georgia...[view photos of this event]
PAC Approves Furloughs
The Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia voted Tuesday to furlough state employees in district attorney’s offices throughout the state and at the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia to mitigate the budget crisis that the state is facing...[read on]
Victim Assistance Program Directors Meeting
The Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council’s Victim Services Committee will host a meeting on October 9 to
discuss objectives, goals, ideas, concerns, legislative issues, and priorities for the upcoming year. All DAs, SGs and Victim Assistance Program Directors are welcome to attend...[view the invitation and agenda]
Malone Elected President of NAPC
Richard A. Malone, Executive Director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia is the newly elected president of the National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators for 2008-09...[read on]
Investigator and Key Personnel Conferences
Due to budget cuts by the Governor the Investigator and Key Personnel Conferences have been postponed until spring of 2009. A letter containing the information has been sent to the elected in your circuit. You may view a copy of the letter by clicking here.
"Prosecutor of the Year " Awards Announced at Summer Conference
The District Attorney's Association of Georgia and the Georgia Association of Solicitors-General announce their picks for the state's top prosecutors for
2008...[read on]
Change in Mileage Reimbursement Rates
Effective August 1, 2008, the State Accounting Office has issued new mileage reimbursement rates...[view the reimbursement clarification letter]
All travel conducted before August 1, 2008 must be reimbursed at the old rate. A reimbursement form reflecting both the new and old rates is available for download...[here]
View photos from the 2008 Summer Conference
The 48th Annual Summer Conference was held at the Jekyll Island Convention Center on Jekyll Island, Georgia, July 27-30, 2008...[view photos]
Arnt Receives J. Roger Thompson Award
Chris Arnt, Assistant District Attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit, was presented with the “J. Roger Thompson Award” during the Basic Litigation Course hosted by the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia...[read on]
Members of the Prosecution Community Receive Eagle Awards
Two members of the prosecution community have been honored with Eagle Awards. Kimberly B. Mc Coy, Director of the Victim Witness Assistance Program for the Cobb County Judicial Circuit and Gregory W. Edwards, Chief Assistant District Attorney in the Dougherty County District Attorney’s Office, were presented with Eagle Awards by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council...[read on]
Ashley Wright Sworn in as District Attorney
Rebecca “Ashley” Wright was sworn in as the new district attorney for the Augusta Judicial Circuit on Monday, May 19, 2008, by Governor Sonny Perdue at the Capitol in Atlanta...[read on]
National Crime Victims Rights Week is April 13-19, 2008
To honor individuals who have been impacted by crime, many organizations and agencies organize ceremonies, workshops and prevention activities. The Georgia judicial circuits also plan formal and informal tributes. Although most events revolve around the actual week, the whole month is used to promote this important cause...[view the growing list of events across Georgia]
FYI- Court of Appeals Issues New Rules
The Georgia Court of Appeals has "amended its rules for cases docketed in this court on or after February 21, 2008." The new rules include several significant changes that could affect prosecutors. The following summary of the changes is taken from the Court of Appeals Web site...[view the summary]
Summer Conference is July 27-30, 2008
The 2008 Summer Conference will be held at the Jekyll Island Convention Center on Jekyll Island, Georgia. The deadline for registration is Monday, July 7... [view the announcement and registration form]
Prosecution-Based Victim Advocacy Day at the Capitol
On Wednesday, February 20, Victim Witness Advocates from our offices throughout the state will be honored at the Capitol for Prosecution-Based Victim Advocacy Day sponsored by the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia...[read on]
Loan Forgiveness
Curious about public service loan forgiveness? PAC offers several documents regarding loan forgiveness located in our support section...[read on]
Brian M. Rickman is Sworn in as District Attorney
Brian M. Rickman was sworn in as the new district attorney for the Mountain Judicial Circuit on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 , by Governor Sonny Perdue at the Capitol in Atlanta... [read on]
Georgia Traffic Prosecutor
Have you seen the latest edition of the Georgia Traffic Prosecutor? [download it here]. PAC's Traffic Safety Division publishes the Georgia Traffic Prosecutor four times per year...[view all editions of the Georgia Traffic Prosecutor newsletter]
Betsy Ramsey Receives Deborah McDorman Award
DeKalb County Solicitor-General Robert James announces that Betsy Ramsey, Chair of the DeKalb County Domestic Violence Task Force and Victim Witness Assistance Coordinator with his office, is the recipient of the Deborah Coker McDorman Memorial Award...[read on]
Mr. Glenn Swinney receives Investigator of the Year Award
The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia held its first Investigator Conference at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, Georgia, November 14-16, 2007. During the opening session of the conference, Mr. Glenn Swinney...[read on]
Prosecuting Attorneys' Council wins Award for Data Exchange Project
After months of careful consideration and analysis, a panel of national judges has selected the winners of the 2007 Best of Web and Digital Government Achievement Awards sponsored by the Center for Digital Government...[read the press release]
Carolyn Cooper Named 2007 Key Personnel of the Year
On Wednesday, September 12, 2007, Carolyn Cooper, Office Manager of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, was named the 2007 Key Personnel of the Year...[read the press release]
Carlsons' Corner is Back!
View the Spring Issue Here
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