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Henry R. Thompson
NONPARTISAN
Henry R. Thompson is running for Georgia Superior Court Judge, Cobb.
Personal background
Judge Thompson earned his undergraduate degree from Emory University and his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law. Judge Thompson is married and has four children. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Marietta and has coached youth football, baseball, and wrestling in Cobb County.
Professional background
Judge Thompson worked in a criminal defense practice in Marietta and represented clients in numerous courts across the metropolitan Atlanta area. He has been a faculty member for the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia.
Political background
Judge Thompson is a Superior Court Judge in the Cobb Judicial Circuit. He was appointed to this position in 2022. He was also appointed to the Cobb County State Court bench in 2013 and was re-elected in 2014 and 2018.
Legal Experience
Former Senior Assistant District Attorney for the Cobb County District Attorney's Office from 2006-2013, focusing on felony prosecution.
As a faculty member for the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, he taught basic litigation and fundamentals of prosecution at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center.
He has been a guest lecturer at the University of Georgia, the University of Georgia School of Law, and the Emory University School of Law. He has also taught Professionalism to attorneys at the State Bar of Georgia.
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Ethics & Conduct
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Judicial Administration
Wants to manage the backlog and recognizes cases that have yet to be tried including, “Murderers and rapists … armed robbers and child molesters.”
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Judicial Philosophy
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Community Involvement
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