Judge Wright has a Juris Doctor from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law. She is a member of Saint Paul’s Church.

Judge Wright is a Judge. She previously served as the District Attorney for Augusta’s Judicial Circuit.

Judge Ashley Wright is currently a Superior Court Judge in the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit. She was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal in 2017. Previously, Judge Wright was elected three times as Augusta’s District Attorney.

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Judge Wright is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia in good standing.  She has no public disciplinary actions on record.

There are no public complaint documents from the Judicial Qualifications Commission or Supreme Court of Georgia regarding Judge Wright

- Judge Wright is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia in good standing.  She has no public disciplinary actions on record. 
- There are no public complaint documents from the Judicial Qualifications Commission or Supreme Court of Georgia regarding Judge Wright

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Judge Ashley Wright is Superior Court Judge in the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit. As a Superior Court Judge, Judge Wright presides over criminal and civil matters. She presides over criminal felony cases and some other criminal matters. She presides over divorce, equity (cases involving remedies other than monetary damages), and title of land cases as well as some other civil matters.

Previously, Judge Wright served as Augusta’s District Attorney. As District Attorney, she was elected to oversee the prosecution of criminal cases in Augusta. Prosecutors represent the State of Georgia in criminal trials and proceedings. DAs also have the power to choose which charges are filed against an individual accused of a crime, and can set office-wide prosecution policies.

- Judge Ashley Wright is Superior Court Judge in the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit. As a Superior Court Judge, Judge Wright presides over criminal and civil matters. She presides over criminal felony cases and some other criminal matters. She presides over divorce, equity (cases involving remedies other than monetary damages), and title of land cases as well as some other civil matters. 
- Previously, Judge Wright served as Augusta’s District Attorney. As District Attorney, she was elected to oversee the prosecution of criminal cases in Augusta. Prosecutors represent the State of Georgia in criminal trials and proceedings. DAs also have the power to choose which charges are filed against an individual accused of a crime, and can set office-wide prosecution policies.

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As of May 1, 2022, Ashley Wright’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Laverne is from East Augusta. She attended Richmond Academy. She has a bachelor’s degree from Valdosta State University and a Juris Doctor from Florida State University’s College of Law.

Laverne is an attorney. She operates her own solo law practice called the Law Office of Laverne Lewis Gaskins, where she has been for two years. She previously worked at the Arizona Department of Economic Security as a contract Administrative Law Judge, Augusta University as a Senior Legal Advisor, and Valdosta State University as an University Attorney. She has also previously worked as a Special Assistant Attorney General in Georgia, the Deputy General Counsel at Tuskegee University, and an Arbitrator at the American Arbitration Association.

Laverne Lewis Gaskins’ campaign for Judge of the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit is her first entry into politics.

Laverne is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia in good standing.  She has no public disciplinary actions on record.

- Laverne is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia in good standing.  She has no public disciplinary actions on record.

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Laverne operates her own practice called Law Office of Laverne Lewis Gaskins. As a solo-practitioner, she represents private clients in court.

Laverne is an arbitrator and mediator for the American Arbitration Association's Consumer and Employment Panel, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, National Mediation Board, and the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution. As an arbitrator, Laverne presides over disputes outside of the judicial system, listens to facts and evidence, and redners an award. As a mediator, Laverne serves as a neutral party who facilitates negotiations between two parties to help the parties reach an agreement themselves.

Previously, Laverne was an attorney at various universities. As a Senior Legal Advisor at Augusta University, an University Attorney at Valdosta State University, and the Deputy General Counsel at Tuskegee University, Laverne provided legal advice to these universities on the wide variety of legal issues in higher education.

Previously, Laverne was a contract Administrative Law Judge at the Arizona Department of Economic Security. As an Administrative Law Judge, Laverne presided over hearings between members of the public and the Arizona Department of Economic Security.

Previously, Laverne was a Georgia Special Assistant Attorney General. As a Georgia Special Assistant Attorney General, Laverne represented the Georgia Department of Human Services in court.

- Laverne operates her own practice called Law Office of Laverne Lewis Gaskins. As a solo-practitioner, she represents private clients in court. 
- Laverne is an arbitrator and mediator for the American Arbitration Association's Consumer and Employment Panel, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, National Mediation Board, and the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution. As an arbitrator, Laverne presides over disputes outside of the judicial system, listens to facts and evidence, and redners an award. As a mediator, Laverne serves as a neutral party who facilitates negotiations between two parties to help the parties reach an agreement themselves. 
- Previously, Laverne was an attorney at various universities. As a Senior Legal Advisor at Augusta University, an University Attorney at Valdosta State University, and the Deputy General Counsel at Tuskegee University, Laverne provided legal advice to these universities on the wide variety of legal issues in higher education. 
- Previously, Laverne was a contract Administrative Law Judge at the Arizona Department of Economic Security. As an Administrative Law Judge, Laverne presided over hearings between members of the public and the Arizona Department of Economic Security. 
- Previously, Laverne was a Georgia Special Assistant Attorney General. As a Georgia Special Assistant Attorney General, Laverne represented the Georgia Department of Human Services in court.

Laverne’s website states, “I am ready to continue serving the community as a Superior Court Judge where I will rely on my judicial experience, my strong commitment to justice, commonsense values, and a desire to serve people with integrity and respect.”

- Laverne’s website states, “I am ready to continue serving the community as a Superior Court Judge where I will rely on my judicial experience, my strong commitment to justice, commonsense values, and a desire to serve people with integrity and respect.”

As of May 1, 2022, Laverne Lewis Gaskins’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Treasurer and Executive board Member of the Georgia Legal Services Program

Board Member of the State Bar of Georgia Institute of Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education

- Treasurer and Executive board Member of the Georgia Legal Services Program
- Board Member of the State Bar of Georgia Institute of Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- Member of the Rotary Club of Augusta 
- Silver Life Member of the NAACP

Laverne Lewis Gaskins

- Georgia Superior Court Judges hear a wide range of criminal cases from petty theft and public drunkenness to murder. Some cases in front of the Georgia Superior Court involve the death penalty. 
- On the civil side, Superior Court Judges hear cases on divorce, titles to land, contract disputes, and premises liability. 
- Superior Court Judges are elected by judicial circuit. Each county surrounding Atlanta has its own judicial circuit, while rural judicial districts typically consist of multiple counties.
- Superior Court Judges are elected to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. The Governor can appoint Superior Court Judges when vacancies arise. 

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