Try to do the best we can so that others aren’t hurt by our actions.

Specialty in crimes against children prosecution and has watched the cycle of abuse being repeated.

Having spent whole career in triage, knows it is incredibly important to rehabilitate people in order to prevent future disasters.

Tries to determine if the individual before her is a predator or just someone who makes bad decisions or has had a bad break in life.

As a special needs parent, is interested in mental health and inequities in education and disability services. Many people come into court having substance abuse issues or inability to read. Fulton County accountability courts can help with rehabilitation instead of jailing these people.

- Try to do the best we can so that others aren’t hurt by our actions.
- Specialty in crimes against children prosecution and has watched the cycle of abuse being repeated.
- Having spent whole career in triage, knows it is incredibly important to rehabilitate people in order to prevent future disasters.
- Tries to determine if the individual before her is a predator or just someone who makes bad decisions or has had a bad break in life.
- As a special needs parent, is interested in mental health and inequities in education and disability services. Many people come into court having substance abuse issues or inability to read. Fulton County accountability courts can help with rehabilitation instead of jailing these people.

Worldview

Really care about the people standing in front of you and see them as human beings

There can become an obsession with keeping the numbers low and seeing people as numbers, but everyone who comes before a superior court judge is having the worst day of their life.

Move expeditiously so people don’t have to sit in our jails for years without seeing a judge.

Her experience in prosecution is really helpful because the average lawyer or person doesn’t understand how these complicated cases should move forward

- Really care about the people standing in front of you and see them as human beings
- There can become an obsession with keeping the numbers low and seeing people as numbers, but everyone who comes before a superior court judge is having the worst day of their life.
- Move expeditiously so people don’t have to sit in our jails for years without seeing a judge. 
- Her experience in prosecution is really helpful because the average lawyer or person doesn’t understand how these complicated cases should move forward

Administration

Important to recognize that we all have implicit biases.

Important to view people as people, and understand that bias can be FOR certain people as well as against people.

Important to understand that, statistically, African American males are incarcerated at a much higher rate than other people, and that’s something all judges should be aware of.

Has experience as a prosecutor with hearing motions routinely to determine if a search or stop by police was legal or not.

- Important to recognize that we all have implicit biases.
- Important to view people as people, and understand that bias can be FOR certain people as well as against people. 
- Important to understand that, statistically, African American males are incarcerated at a much higher rate than other people, and that’s something all judges should be aware of.
- Has experience as a prosecutor with hearing motions routinely to determine if a search or stop by police was legal or not.

Judicial Administration

Proud of work with public and private schools in Fulton County: a form of prevention as well as a form of recruitment for the next generation of lawyers and judges

Very invested in the special needs community has an 18 year old autistic son and understands the intricacies and particular legal needs when it comes to these populations

- Proud of work with public and private schools in Fulton County: a form of prevention as well as a form of recruitment for the next generation of lawyers and judges
- Very invested in the special needs community - has an 18 year old autistic son and understands the intricacies and particular legal needs when it comes to these populations

Community Involvement

Rachelle Carnesale

Loan from Self

Eternal optimist. Treat people fairly and see their potential.

Parents who instilled in her the idea that you can be anything that you want to be as long as you work hard.

Believes that the system CAN work if everyone who works within the system does their job appropriately (District Attorneys who are accurately prosecuting crimes without political influence, robust and appropriately funded public defender system, police officers who are treating people appropriately, judges who are fairly interpreting the law).

- Eternal optimist. Treat people fairly and see their potential.
- Parents who instilled in her the idea that you can be anything that you want to be as long as you work hard.
- Believes that the system CAN work if everyone who works within the system does their job appropriately (District Attorneys who are accurately prosecuting crimes without political influence, robust and appropriately funded public defender system, police officers who are treating people appropriately, judges who are fairly interpreting the law).

Judges should be creating schedules and enforcing lawyers to stick to those schedules.

Judges should create programs that inspire young people to reach their potential .

Most important quality in a judge is being committed to the county they’re in, living there and being heavily involved in the community.

- Judges should be creating schedules and enforcing lawyers to stick to those schedules.
- Judges should create programs that inspire young people to reach their potential .
- Most important quality in a judge is being committed to the county they’re in, living there and being heavily involved in the community.

First priority is to assess the backlog of cases by holding status conferences to find out why cases aren't moving then develop a comprehensive plan for moving cases forward.

Jury trials are at a standstill due to COVID, but hearings and status conferences should still be conducted if we leverage the use of technology.

Judges should look at people holistically beyond the crime, and invest in rehabilitation and pre-trial diversion programs.

- First priority is to assess the backlog of cases by holding status conferences to find out why cases aren't moving then develop a comprehensive plan for moving cases forward.
- Jury trials are at a standstill due to COVID, but hearings and status conferences should still be conducted if we leverage the use of technology.
- Judges should look at people holistically beyond the crime, and invest in rehabilitation and pre-trial diversion programs.

Serves on Board of Directors for a youth mentoring program.

Serves food to underprivileged families every Wednesday.

Spoke at schools and held a “be what you can see” program for middle and high school students to visit her courtroom during time as Judge in City of South Fulton.

- Serves on Board of Directors for a youth mentoring program.
- Has lived in the community since 2006.
- Serves food to underprivileged families every Wednesday.
- Spoke at schools and held a “be what you can see” program for middle and high school students to visit her courtroom during time as Judge in City of South Fulton.

Tiffany Sellers

The Superior Court is the highest trial level court in the judiciary system of Georgia, which means it is just one step below the Supreme Court of Georgia. Comprised of two sides, it handles both civil and criminal cases.

Highest trial court in Fulton, ruling on cases such as murder, assault, divorce, and adoption