Employment Opportunities
Cherokee Judicial Circuit – Bartow & Gordon Counties
Assistant District Attorney
The District Attorney’s Office in the Cherokee Judicial Circuit has an opening for a Grant Funded Assistant District Attorney. This position in located in the Bartow and Gordon counties.
The position is to assist in moving our backlog of pending misdemeanor and appellate cases. Additionally, this position is grant funded on a calendar based budget. The prospective ADA may choose to be a full time employee or on a contract basis. If on a contract basis, they would be prohibited from practicing criminal defense in this circuit, however, may practice in other circuits.
Minimum Qualifications: All applicants must be a member in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia or be in good standing of another state’s bar association that is eligible for reciprocity admittance to the State Bar of Georgia; and be admitted to practice before the Georgia Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. All candidates are subject to a background check. Applicants selected for hire will be subject to fingerprinting, a criminal history background check, a motor vehicle driver’s history check and pre-employment drug screening; employment is contingent upon the completion and satisfactory results of each investigation.
Preferred Qualifications: Reviews reports submitted by law enforcement to determine whether further investigation is needed; approves or returns cases for more work; researches alternative crimes; reads and researches case law.
• Drafts accusations and evaluates and researches potential defenses; negotiates pleas to dispose of cases; dismisses cases not prosecutable.
• Develops trial strategy for each case, presents cases to grand jury; questions witnesses; answers juror’s questions; determines appropriate sentence recommendations; calls arraignment calendars; attends pre-trial conferences with judge and defense attorneys.
• Subpoenas appropriate witnesses for motions; researches and argues all pretrial and post-trial motions; files motions in appropriate time frame prior to trial. Complies with discovery requirements by copying and mailing documents.
The Cherokee Judicial Circuit is an equal employment opportunity employer and in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and based on State pay scale
Contact Number: 770-387-5080
Submit resume and cover letter to:
Email: sshook@pacga.org