News Flash ::

• Annual (Open) Enrollment Begins October 9!
  Annual (Open) Enrollment Period for the 2010 Plan Year will begin on Friday, October 9 and end on Tuesday, November 10, 2009... [read more and access annual open enrollment resources and websites]
• Court of Appeals Clerk to Close one day per Month due to Furloughs
  According to Clerk of Court Bill Martin, Rule 3 will apply, "When an expiration date falls on Saturday, Sunday, or an official state or national holiday, the time is extended to the next business day...[read on]
• "Prosecutor of the Year " Awards Announced
  The District Attorney's Association of Georgia and the Georgia Association of Solicitors-General announce their picks for the state's top prosecutors for 2009....[read on]
• PAC Changes In-State Training Policies
  The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council revised the policies governing training programs conducted by PAC in order to respond to the reductions in funding due to the economic situation...[read on]
• Register for the 2009 Summer Conference
  Registration for the 2009 Summer Conference is now open! The conference will be held July 27-29 at the Jekyll Island Convention Center. The lodging list will be posted on our training page in the coming days...[click here to register]
• National Crime Victims' Rights Week is April 26 - May 2, 2009
  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 throughout the month of April...[click here to view events across Georgia]
• Basic Litigation Course Cancelled
  Due to the budget shortfall, the Council has voted to cancel this year's Basic Litigation Training Course.
  
• The Georgia Prosecutor is Online
  The latest edition of The Georgia Prosecutor magazine is now online!
  [click here to enter the Winter 2009 edition of the magazine]
• Prosecution-Based Victim Advocacy Day at the Capitol
  On Thursday, February 19, 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...[view the agenda]
• VWAP and New Prosecutor Orientation Day at the Capitol
  PAC is sponsoring a day at the Capitol for VWAPs and new prosecutors. The day will include watching the session from the gallery of the House or Senate, a walking tour of the Capitol, plus more... [view the tentative agenda]
• January is National Stalking Awareness Month
  January 2009 will mark the 6th observance of National Stalking Awareness Month, a time to focus on a dangerous crime and seek ways to protect its victims...[read on]
• 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]
• 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]
• 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]
• 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]
• PAC 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]
• Governor Perdue Appoints Richard Bridgeman as District Attorney
  On September 6, Richard Bridgeman was sworn in as District Attorney for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit...[read the Governor's press release]
• Floyd G. Hoard Remembered
  In 1964, when Floyd Hoard was elected-solicitor general (now called district attorney) of Georgia's Piedmont Judicial Circuit, his first challenge was to confront a loose coalition of gangsters known as the Dixie Mafia...[read on]
• "Prosecutor of the Year" Awards Announced at Summer Conference The 47th Annual Summer Conference was held at the Jekyll Island Convention Center on Jekyll Island, Georgia, July 22-25, 2007. During the opening session of the conference, four outstanding members of the prosecutorial community were recognized...[read on]
• E. Wayne Jernigan Jr. Receives the J. Roger Thompson Award
  E. Wayne Jernigan Jr., Assistant District Attorney for the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit, recently received the J. Roger Thompson Award during the 2007 Basic Litigation Training Course...[read on]
• Georgia Governor to Speak at this year's Summer Conference
  The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia is pleased to announce that Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue will be our esteemed guest at the 47th Annual Summer Conference...[read on]
• Brian Fortner Appointed Douglas County Solicitor-General
  Brian Fortner, a former assistant district attorney in the Douglas Judicial Circuit, has been appointed Solicitor-General for Douglas county... [read on]
• Atlanta Prosecutors Receive the Highest Award Given by the National District Attorneys Association
  The team of veteran Atlanta prosecutors who brought millionaire fugitive James Vincent Sullivan to justice has received the "Home-Run Hitters Award"... [read on]
• The Congolese Delegation Visits the PAC Atlanta Office
  The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the process of reforming its judiciary...[read on]
• Carlsons' Corner is Back
  View the Spring Issue Here