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Meet Our 2025 Executive Committee

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Christopher E. Bruce

President

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The Honorable Pierce Hand Seitz

President-ELECT

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Cameron D. Hawkins

vice president

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Daedrea D. Fenwick

Secretary

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Brent M. Radcliff

ASSISTANt secretary

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Taylor A. Middleton

Treasurer

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Miguel A. Dominguez

Historian

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Michelle Arrington

member-at-large

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William K. Boddie Jr.

Member At Large

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Karlos L. Emmanuel

Member At Large

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Racquel V. McGee

Assistant Secretary

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Shalamar J. Parham

member-at-large

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N. John Bey

Immediate Past-President

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The Honorable Kenya M. Johnson

Chair of the Judicial Section

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William K. Boddie Jr.

member-at-large

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Karlos L. Emmanuel

member-at-large

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Raquel V. McGee

member-at-large

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Shalamar J. Parham

member-at-large

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2025 GATE CITY BAR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Christopher E. Bruce

Current Position: PRESIDENT
Current Employer: Bruce Firm, LLC & ACLU of Georgia
Undergraduate: Georgia State University
Law School: University of Georgia

Christopher E. Bruce is a community attorney, advocate and activist. As the lead attorney at The Bruce Firm, LLC, he fulfills his passion of helping people find quality legal representation. He advocates for his community as a political consultant, advising elected officials and government entities on effective and efficient policies for change. Bruce served as Deputy Campaign Manager in the highest raised State Judicial race and currently works as the Special Assistant to an Atlanta Mayoral candidate.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Bruce graduated Cum Laude from Georgia State University’s Honor’s Program with a degree in Political Science with a concentration in Governmental Affairs and a minor in Sociology. He later attended the University of Georgia School of Law where he was very active on his campus. He served as an Honor’ Court Member, Senator in the Student Bar Association, Chair of the Student Affairs Committee and Vice-President of the Black Law Students Association. After law school, he worked as a prosecutor at the DeKalb County Solicitor-General’s Office. Before opening his firm, Bruce worked at an insurance defense law firm practicing in Workers’ Compensation and General Liability matters.

As an activist, Bruce serves his community in several ways. He was appointed to the DeKalb County Board of Ethics during a very tumultuous period in the county. He continued to advocate for change in the county by creating the DeKalb Young Professionals, an organization focused on retaining and recruiting leaders through social, educational and networking events.

Bruce is a 2013 Fellow of the New Leaders Council, member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Hands on Atlanta, Urban League of Greater Atlanta, Gate City Bar Association, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorney’s and the State Bar of Georgia. He is a recipient of the Outstanding Atlanta Award and was on the cover of Atlanta Magazine’s Millennial Issue.

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The Honorable Pierce Hand Seitz

Current Position: President-Elect
Current Employer: Atlanta Municipal Court
Undergraduate: Emory University
Law School: Georgia State University

The Honorable Pierce Hand Seitz is a proud Atlanta native and judge in the Municipal Court of Atlanta. After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from Emory University, he began his journey in public service as a high school teacher in Atlanta Public Schools. He later enrolled in law school and obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Georgia State University College of Law. 

After working in the chambers of two federal judges during law school, Judge Seitz began his legal career as a commercial litigation associate at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, representing clients in civil commercial disputes in local, state and federal courts. Following his passion for public service, he joined the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office as a Senior Assistant District Attorney where he reviewed, investigated, indicted, and prosecuted complex felony criminal cases through jury trials. Judge Seitz also spent a significant portion of his legal career in the nonprofit sector, serving initially as a housing staff attorney and later as Co-Director of the Safe & Stable Homes Project at Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. 

Judge Seitz has published legal articles in multiple legal journals and publications, including the Atlanta Lawyer. Also, he has been and continues to be an active member of various legal, professional, civic, and social organizations. At the state level, he serves as a member of the Judicial Council of Georgia’s Standing Committee on Access to Justice, and he has been appointed to the State Bar of Georgia YLD Board of Directors. Locally, he is a member of the Logan E. Bleckley Inn of Court, an alum of LEAD Atlanta Class of 2022, and an immediate past member of the Emory University Alumni Board. Most recently, Judge Seitz was recognized as one of Atlanta’s top young leaders by the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 40 Under 40 Award list. 

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Cameron Hawkins

Current Position: Vice President
Current Employer: Law Office of Cameron Hawkins LLC
Undergraduate: Morehouse College
Law School: University of Georgia

Mr. Cameron D. Hawkins is a trial lawyer who specializes in civil litigation with an emphasis on wrongful death, catastrophic injury, premises liability, transportation, and trucking law. Mr. Hawkins is passionate about the law and fervently advocates for each of his clients.

A Des Moines, Iowa native, Mr. Hawkins has established deep roots in Georgia. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Morehouse College and later earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Georgia School of Law.

While in law school, Mr. Hawkins was on the UGA Mock Trial Board and the UGA Moot Court Board. Mr. Hawkins has participated in and won multiple advocacy competitions throughout his law school career, where he received numerous awards for outstanding trial advocacy. He served as a research assistant for Professor Ron Carlson, an expert in Georgia Rules of Evidence. Mr. Hawkins was also selected as a pupil of the Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court and as an inductee into the National Order of Barristers.

Prior to founding the Law Office of Cameron Hawkins LLC, Mr. Hawkins enjoyed a multi-dimensional professional legal career, where he practiced civil litigation for several well-respected law firms in the metro Atlanta area. Mr. Hawkins’ experience also includes immigration law for the federal government and criminal defense; he now uses that experience to the benefit of his clients.

Mr. Hawkins is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, The 100 Black Men of Atlanta, the Morehouse College Alumni Association and the University of Georgia Alumni Association. He has been recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer and he is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Rho Chapter. Mr. Hawkins also presides as a Pro Temp Judge for the Juvenile Court of DeKalb County.

Mr. Hawkins is committed to community service, to youth and young professionals. He has served as Program Director for the Fulton County Youth Leadership Academy and as an assistant coach for numerous Mock Trial and Moot Court Teams. For his continued demonstrations of commitment to the community, Mr. Hawkins was recognized in 2017 as University of Georgia School of Law Young Alumni of Excellence. He is also a frequent panelist and lecturer, speaking upon his legal expertise. Mr. Hawkins also sits on numerous boards and has served on the Executive Board for the Gate City Bar Association for four consecutive years.

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Daedrea Fenwick

Current Position: SECRETARY
Current Employer: Stewart Miller & Simmons Trial Attorneys
Undergraduate: Clark Atlanta University
Law School: Texas Southern University

Daedrea Fenwick is a Senior Associate Trial Attorney with Stewart Miller Simmons, focusing primarily on premises liability cases, including general negligence, negligent security, and sexual assault.

Daedrea is originally from Detroit, MI, but moved to Atlanta to pursue her educational goals. Daedrea obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in International Business from Clark Atlanta University and her law degree from Texas Southern University, where she graduated with summa cum laude honors. She has been named one of the Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 in the country, by the American Bar Association and named as a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2020-2023. She was also honored as one of the inaugural honorees of the Clark Atlanta University 40 Under 40 Young Alumni Achievement Awards.

When she is not practicing law or running her own business, Daedrea enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, hosting events, and serving her community. She is also active in a number of service organizations, including Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Hands on Atlanta, and the Junior League of Atlanta.

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Brent Radcliff

Current Position: ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Current Employer: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Undergraduate: Howard University
Law School: Howard University

Brent Radcliff is Associate Attorney – Intellectual Property and Technology at Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) where he manages Genuine Parts’ global IP portfolio. Prior to joining Genuine Parts, Brent was a member of the Intellectual Property, Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice groups at Taylor English Duma LLP. Mr. Radcliff’s practice at Taylor Duma focused on intellectual property analysis, counseling and litigation, and he routinely handled trademark and copyright prosecution and brand enforcement issues.

Before joining Taylor Duma, Brent was a trademark examining attorney for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”) in Washington DC. While at the USPTO, Brent gained extensive trademark prosecution experience regularly performing trademark searches to identify likelihood of confusion issues, while also resolving complex trademark issues, interpreting trademark rules, reviewing applications and appearing before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Brent also served as an Attorney Advisor for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection – Office of International Trade.

Brent currently lives in Southwest Atlanta with his wife.

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Miguel Dominguez

Current Position: HISTORIAN
Current Employer: Dominguez Law Firm
Law School: Thomas A. Cooley Law School

Advocacy is more than just aligning yourself with a cause-it is making an impact on the lives of those that need it the most. Growing up in the South Bronx, Mr. Dominguez developed a keen perception of the systemic cycles that prevent communities from enjoying a safe environment in which to prosper and raise children. Fueled by his past experiences and driven by his desire to do justice, he rose from difficult circumstances and worked tirelessly to position himself to become a voice of the voiceless.

Mr. Dominguez began his career as a social worker serving the mentally-ill and homeless in Atlanta. After law school, his legal career began as a law clerk for then Chief Judge Anne Barnes of the Georgia Court of Appeals. Upon passing the Bar, he opened his own criminal defense practice. He eventually left his practice to become a state prosecutor. As a prosecutor, Mr. Dominguez acquired significant jury trial experience. Despite his tremendous success trying and convicting those individuals terrorizing the community, he acquired a reputation for being a conscientious prosecutor, discerning in creating opportunities for those in need of a second chance. His work as a prosecutor spans several metro Atlanta counties, including Rockdale, DeKalb, and Clayton; allowing him the honor and distinction of becoming the first Latino prosecutor in the history of those judicial circuits.

Mr. Dominguez later transitioned into civil practice, joining Thomas Kennedy Sampson and Tompkins LLP as defense counsel for several major corporations and insurance companies. Thereafter, he moved to the Plaintiff’s side, specializing in personal injury, negligent security and civil rights cases as a trial attorney with Morgan & Morgan, where he carved out a reputation for turning traditionally under-valued cases into seven figure verdicts. During his time at Morgan & Morgan, Mr. Dominguez became an equity partner and lead the firm’s Georgia trial team, trying cases and supervising trials all over the state of Georgia. He later founded the Dominguez Law Firm, specializing in personal injury and civil rights cases and assisting other law firms in litigating and presenting their cases at trial. Mr. Dominguez is an absolute game-changer in the courtroom, but he is equally as fierce out in the community.

Known as an attorney-activist, Dominguez served as an advisor to Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms as a member of her Progressive Agenda Working Group and as co-chairman of her Commission on Criminal Justice Reform. Mr. Dominguez has also worked closely with DeKalb Volunteer Lawyers Foundation providing pro bono legal services for victims of domestic violence. Always mindful of his own humble beginnings, he provides pro bono legal services to youthful offenders, using his experience as a prosecutor to provide at-risk youth a second chance at becoming productive and successful members of society. Miguel is also frequently asked to speak at schools, detention centers, and law seminars and share his experiences as an at-risk youth turned lawyer, trial expert, and leader; constantly challenging young people and lawyers to dream well beyond their immediate circumstances. He also serves on a number of boards, to include the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Black Man Lab.

Mr. Dominguez has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. He is also a past-president of the Dekalb Lawyers Association. Miguel has been recognized as Georgia Trend Magazine’s Best and Brightest, National Bar Association’s Nation’s Best Advocates, DeKalb Lawyers Association’s Legal Warrior, Latino Lawyers Magazine Top Latino Lawyers in the Country, Super Lawyers, American Lawyer Magazine’s Trailblazer of the South and has been listed amongst their annual Top Verdicts in Georgia. Above all else, Miguel is a dedicated and trusted leader, friend and family man.

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Michelle Arrington

Michelle Arrington works for the State & Local Government Affairs group at Verizon. She is responsible for developing and implementing Verizon’s community engagement tactics and content in support of the company’s goals and objectives while building relationships with local municipal policy makers across metro Atlanta and the State of Georgia. In her corporate role, Michelle currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance, Member At Large for the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and as the Co-chair for the DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce’s Government Affairs Committee. Michelle currently serves on Verizon’s Public Policy Law & Security Group’s Diversity Equity & Inclusion Council.

She is a member of the Georgia State Bar, where she currently serves on the Judicial Qualifications Commission Nominating Committee and the Seeking Equal Justice and Addressing Racism and Racial Bias Committee. She also serves as the co-chair of the Judicial and Public Office Academy (JPOA) of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA) and is a member of the Gate City Bar Association. In 2022, Michelle was recognized by GABWA and awarded the Barbara A. Harris Award for Service to the Community. Michelle is a graduate of the 2022 Leadership Clayton class and the 2024 Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Leadership Institute (RLI).

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William K. Boddie, Jr., Esq.

Current Position: MEMBER AT LARGE
Current Employer: Boddie & Associates, LLC
Undergraduate: Clark Atlanta University
Law School: Mercer University

William is the Founder of the Law Firm of Boddie & Associates, LLC which specializes in Personal Injury and Criminal Defense Law. He has been a proud small business owner since April 15, 2008, with offices in Atlanta and Douglasville, Georgia. William is a graduate of the Mercer University-Walter F. George School of Law in Macon, Georgia. He has been practicing law since November 7, 2005.

William is actively involved in professional organizations, such as the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL), the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), the Gate City Bar Association, and the Cobb County Bar Association. He is also a member of the South Fulton Chamber of Commerce (SFCOC), the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce, the Douglas County Small Business Society, and the City of Douglasville Housing Committee.

He has served as a faculty member for the Personal Development Academy of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA). William frequently serves as a guest lecturer and panelist at universities around Georgia, including Valdosta State University, Morehouse College, Columbus State University, Clark Atlanta University, Savannah State University, University of West Georgia, Albany State University, Middle Georgia State University, Fort Valley State University, and Mercer University.

William is a featured analyst in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Douglas County Sentinel, the Fulton County Daily Report, Ebony Magazine, and CNN. He has also been interviewed regarding high-profile cases and developing legal issues by FOX 5 News, 11Alive News, Channel 2 Action News, and DCTV23 in Douglas County, Georgia. William serves as a legal commentator and town hall speaker for V-103 and WAOK 1380 radio stations in Atlanta, Georgia. 

William was the 2022 Democratic Nominee for Georgia Labor Commissioner. He was first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in November 2016 and sworn in on January 9, 2017. He served Georgia House District 62, which encompasses portions of Southern Fulton County and Eastern Douglas County. His Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) colleagues elected him to serve as the Minority Whip in November 2018. William was the second-ranking Democrat in the Georgia House of Representatives after serving one-term in the General Assembly. Previously to being elected to the GHDC leadership position, William was appointed to serve as the Communications Chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) in July 2017.

William served on Budget & Fiscal Affairs Oversight, Judiciary Non-Civil, Small Business Development, and Special Committee on Access to the Civil Justice System committees. He was a member of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus, the Georgia Working Families Caucus, and the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus. 

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Karlos L. Emmanuel

Karlos Emmanuel is a member of the U.S. Institutional Legal team at BlackRock, where he structures investment agreements and has successfully led negotiations involving over $100 billion in assets. Before joining BlackRock, he served as Portfolio Manager and General Counsel at Gallery Capital Management, where he provided market analysis and structured strategic acquisitions to support the firm’s investment portfolios. Karlos began his career as an attorney at King & Spalding and gained valuable experience in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law and an MBA from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. He graduated magna cum laude from Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Outside of work, Karlos enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter. He is involved in the youth ministry at Victory Church in Norcross, where he mentors high school and college students. Additionally, he enjoys playing basketball and golf, and he has a passion for history and photography.

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Racquel McGee

Current Position: Assistant Secretary
Current Employer: Miller & Martiin PLLC
Undergraduate: Kennesaw State University
Graduate School: Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Law School: Georgia State University

Racquel McGee is an associate at Miller & Martin. She offers strategic representation to clients from a wide range of industries on their commercial law matters, focusing primarily on intellectual property, contractual, and business tort disputes. She has experience working with domestic and foreign companies in litigation matters related to complex business, entertainment and media, copyright and trademark infringement, patent infringement, trade secrets, general liability, and class action disputes.

Racquel has served the Gate City Bar Association as an executive board member for the past three years. She also donates a significant amount of time to community and social justice efforts through volunteerism and pro bono advocacy.

Racquel is a founding member of the Law Students Coalition for Civil Rights and, as a law student, was a Gate City Judicial Section scholar. Before entering the legal profession, Racquel worked in the field of forensic psychology, focusing primarily on clinical assessment, therapeutic intervention, court advocacy, and reentry coordination.

A native of Chicago, Racquel graduated cum laude from Georgia State University College of Law. She completed her undergraduate studies at Kennesaw State University and received her Masters Degree in forensic psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, earning cum laude and summa cum laude honors, respectively.

In her spare time, Racquel enjoys traveling and attending concerts, musicals, festivals, and sporting events.

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Shalamar J. Parham

Shalamar J. Parham, a native of Georgia, is an award-winning attorney and lobbyist. Shalamar obtained her Juris Doctorate degree from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. Currently, Shalamar serves as Senior Associate at Cornerstone Government Affairs lobbying and advocating for client issues. Her previous work in state politics includes serving as policy manager/legal counsel for the Georgia House Democratic Caucus in the Georgia General Assembly and Chief of Staff to a former state representative.

Before working at the state capitol, Shalamar founded her own boutique law firm and developed a reputation for her strong advocacy work on behalf of her clients. She is a member of Gate City Bar Association, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, and the Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association. She is an alumna of the 2018 Leadership DeKalb class and the 2012 State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyers Division Leadership Academy class.  Shalamar has served the community through a range of other board appointments and leadership roles.

Shalamar has been recognized for work by Super Lawyers as a Georgia Rising Star and by James Magazine as a Rising Star Lobbyist. In her free time, Shalamar enjoys traveling and volunteering in the community.

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N. John Bey

Current Position: Immediate Past-President
Current Employer: Bey & Associates
Undergraduate: University of Cincinnati
Law School: University of Alabama

John Bey is the founder and owner of Bey & Associates, LLC. He provides representation to clients throughout Georgia and Ohio and focuses his practice exclusively on personal injury and wrongful death litigation by assisting those who have suffered harm as a result of the negligence of other parties. Mr. Bey believes that at the heart of successful representation is a commitment to justice, integrity and personal attention to every client.

Prior to founding his firm, N. John Bey pursued his undergraduate studies at the University of Cincinnati, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 2002. Following his graduation, he then enrolled at the University of Alabama School of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 2007.

During his career, N. John Bey has been instrumental in obtaining millions of dollars in settlements and jury awards for his clients. He has also earned the respect of his colleagues for his tenacity and high degree of ethics. He is frequently asked to deliver presentations on topics and speak on panels related to his practice area to groups of fellow professionals.

John Bey was named Rising Star and has been featured in the Super Lawyers Magazine each year. He is a proud member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and was named amongst The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers and Top 40 Under 40; and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is a faculty member of the American Association for Justice’s National College of Advocacy and is a graduate of the American Association for Justice’s Ultimate Trial Course at Harvard University’s Law School and the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College.

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The Honorable Kenya M. Johnson

Kenya M. Johnson currently serves as the elected Chief Judge of the Probate Court of Fulton County.  Formerly a career Prosecutor, she focused on restorative justice initiatives, youth violence prevention and improving community & police relations.   As the Chief Probate Judge in Georgia’s largest county, Judge Johnson’s mission is to educate communities about estate planning and generational wealth and to make probate services more accessible to communities in need. In just her first term in office, Judge Kenya fused technology, funding resources and community outreach programming to serve and improve the lives of over 1 million Fulton County citizens. In 2023, Judge Johnson won Probate Judge of the Year by the Association of County Officials and the Rising Star Award by the Probate Judges’ Council of Georgia. In 2021, Judge Johnson founded the Judicial Fellowship Institute, a summer clerkship program for minority law students to apprentice with minority judges. In 2024, Judge Johnson conducted over 3,000 marriage ceremonies and provided over 250 wills through free community law clinics with volunteer attorneys.   Judge Johnson lives in South Fulton County with her husband and is a parent of two college students.