WTVM, Acting District Attorney announces run for Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit

Don is a native of Columbus and graduated from Hardaway High School, the University of Georgia, and Georgia State University College of Law.

Don has worked as a prosecutor for 22 years and was hired as the Chief Assistant D-A by Jackson in 2022.

Don has been the acting District Attorney since District Attorney Stacey Jackson filed a medical leave of absence last November.

As of July 25, 2024, Don Kelly did not have a website or any information online.

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Said, "I will continue to focus on public safety, especially violent crimes, by holding those who commit crimes in our circuit responsible for their actions. I believe that my experience as a career prosecutor and my knowledge of our circuit makes me uniquely qualified to lead the office as we deal with the surge in violent crime that followed the last election."

- Said, "I will continue to focus on public safety, especially violent crimes, by holding those who commit crimes in our circuit responsible for their actions. I believe that my experience as a career prosecutor and my knowledge of our circuit makes me uniquely qualified to lead the office as we deal with the surge in violent crime that followed the last election."

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Anthony is a Columbus native. He holds degrees from Thomas Edison State College and the Community College of the Air Force. He got his Juris Doctor from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He volunteers with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America program. 

Anthony is the founder and a managing attorney for Office of ALJ, PC. Before this, he worked for the Washtenaw Public Defender’s Offices in Michigan as a Student Attorney. He also served in the United States Air Force from 2005 to 2011.

As of July 25, 2024, Anthony Johnson did not have a website or any information online.

Wants to focus on gangs and juvenile violence, which he feels “uniquely qualified” to address

Supports employing the judicial system’s “accountability courts” more often to divert first-time offenders from serving extended jail or prison time.

- Wants to focus on gangs and juvenile violence, which he feels “uniquely qualified” to address
- Supports employing the judicial system’s “accountability courts” more often to divert first-time offenders from serving extended jail or prison time.

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- A District Attorney is the person who represents the government in the prosecution of all felony criminal cases and the misdemeanors connected to felonies. 
- They review police arrest reports, build cases against arrested individuals, and ultimately are responsible for prosecuting and making the case against these individuals. 
- They also have the discretion of whether or not to bring charges against arrested people, whether or not to seek jail time, or whether or not to send individuals to pre-trial diversion programs. District Attorneys handle the most critical cases in their district, including internal investigations of law enforcement officers.
- District Attorneys do not work alone. They also supervise other attorneys, called Deputy District Attorneys or Assistant District Attorneys.
- There are 49 District Attorneys In Georgia, each representing the judicial circuit in which they get elected. Since 1968, the office has been a full-time elected position whose incumbent could not engage in the private practice of law. District Attorneys are part of the judicial branch of the Georgia state government.