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Judge Stone is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia in good standing.  He 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 Stone.

Judge Stone’s appointment to the Superior Court was challenged on the grounds the appointment was illegal because it was not made promptly as required by the Georgia Constitution. The trial court and the Georgia Supreme Court sided with Judge Stone, with the Georgia Supreme Court stating the promptness requirement did not apply to the judicial branch.

- Judge Stone is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia in good standing.  He 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 Stone. 
- Judge Stone’s appointment to the Superior Court was challenged on the grounds the appointment was illegal because it was not made promptly as required by the Georgia Constitution. The trial court and the Georgia Supreme Court sided with Judge Stone, with the Georgia Supreme Court stating the promptness requirement did not apply to the judicial branch.

Ethics & Conduct

Judge Jesse Stone is Superior Court Judge in the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit. As a Superior Court Judge, Judge Stone presides over criminal and civil matters. He presides over criminal felony cases and some other criminal matters. He 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 Stone was a managing law partner. As a managing law partner, he managed business aspects of the firm and represented businesses and people in a wide variety of cases.

Previously, Judge Stone was a State Senator. As a state senator, he was the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and served on the Senate Appropriations, Banking and Financial Institutions, Education and Youth, and Senate Ethics Committees in his last term.

- Judge Jesse Stone is Superior Court Judge in the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit. As a Superior Court Judge, Judge Stone presides over criminal and civil matters. He presides over criminal felony cases and some other criminal matters. He 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 Stone was a managing law partner. As a managing law partner, he managed business aspects of the firm and represented businesses and people in a wide variety of cases. 
- Previously, Judge Stone was a State Senator. As a state senator, he was the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and served on the Senate Appropriations, Banking and Financial Institutions, Education and Youth, and Senate Ethics Committees in his last term.

Legal Experience

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

Judicial Philosophy

Judicial Administration

Foundation member at East Georgia State College.

- Foundation member at East Georgia State College.
- Volunteer for the Boy Scouts.

Community Involvement

Jesse Stone

SC Bar

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

Charles is a regular member of the South Carolina Bar in good standing.

- Charles is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia in good standing.  He has no public disciplinary actions on record. 
- Charles is a regular member of the South Carolina Bar in good standing.

Charles operates his own law practice called the Law Office of Charles H.S. Lyons, III. As an attorney, Charles has handled civil, criminal, and family law cases. Civil cases involve one party suing another whereas criminal cases involve an individual accused of a crime. Family law ranges from divorce to custody disputes. Charles' longtime clients include a nonprofit organization and the Richmond County Sheriff Office.

- Charles operates his own law practice called the Law Office of Charles H.S. Lyons, III. As an attorney, Charles has handled civil, criminal, and family law cases. Civil cases involve one party suing another whereas criminal cases involve an individual accused of a crime. Family law ranges from divorce to custody disputes. Charles' longtime clients include a nonprofit organization and the Richmond County Sheriff Office.

Says that he is “Ready to Work, Capable, Committed, Courageous”

- Says that he is “Ready to Work, Capable, Committed, Courageous”

As of May 1, 2022, Charles Lyons III’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

- Member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Charles Lyons III

- 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. 