Ballotpedia, David Lee Cannon Jr.

Has handled various types of civil and criminal cases, including wills, divorces, DUI's, felony criminal law, child molestation, murder, and real estate conflicts.

Prosecuted misdemeanor crimes as Cherokee County's solicitor general.

Received a Juris Doctor from Mercer University School of Law.

- Has handled various types of civil and criminal cases, including wills, divorces, DUI's, felony criminal law, child molestation, murder, and real estate conflicts.
- Prosecuted misdemeanor crimes as Cherokee County's solicitor general.
- Received a Juris Doctor from Mercer University School of Law.

Legal Experience

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Ethics & Conduct

Criminal Justice Reform

Implemented technologies aimed to reduce backlogs, enhance the courtroom presentation system and save taxpayers money.

Helped establish DUI, drug courts, and pre-trial programs for youth offenders.

Helped draft the criminal justice reform bill of 2011, which is aimed to address the growth of the state’s prison population, mitigate corrections costs, increase effectiveness, and hold offenders accountable through strengthening community-based supervision, sanctions, and services.

- Implemented technologies aimed to reduce backlogs, enhance the courtroom presentation system and save taxpayers money.
- Helped establish DUI, drug courts, and pre-trial programs for youth offenders.
- Helped draft the criminal justice reform bill of 2011, which is aimed to address the growth of the state’s prison population, mitigate corrections costs, increase effectiveness, and hold offenders accountable through strengthening community-based supervision, sanctions, and services.

Judicial Administration

Judicial Philosophy

Serves as a board member on Cherokee FOCUS, Chairman of Drug Free Cherokee and as a mock trial coach for Cherokee High School, where he has been for 10 years.

Served as a former steering committee member for Leadership Cherokee.

- Serves as a board member on Cherokee FOCUS, Chairman of Drug Free Cherokee and as a mock trial coach for Cherokee High School, where he has been for 10 years.
- Served as a former steering committee member for Leadership Cherokee.

Community Involvement

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David Lee Cannon Jr

- 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. 