Charlie Bethel Explained

Charlie Bethel
Office:Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
Appointer:Nathan Deal
Term Start:October 2, 2018
Predecessor:Harris Hines
Office1:Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals
Appointer1:Nathan Deal
Term Start1:January 1, 2017
Term End1:October 2, 2018
Predecessor1:Michael P. Boggs
Successor1:Christian A. Coomer
State Senate2:Georgia State
District2:54th
Term Start2:January 10, 2011
Term End2:December 31, 2016
Predecessor2:Don Thomas
Successor2:Chuck Payne
Birth Name:Charles Jones Bethel
Birth Date:3 March 1976
Birth Place:Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Education:University of Georgia (BBA, JD)

Charles Jones Bethel[1] (born March 3, 1976)[2] is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He is a former Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals. Before his judicial tenure, he served as Senator in the Georgia General Assembly from Dalton, Georgia.[3] Bethel was first elected Senator in the 2010 general election and served Georgia's 54th district—a constituency which includes Murray and Whitfield counties, and portions of Gordon and Pickens counties as well.[4]

Early life and education

Charlie Bethel graduated cum laude in 1998 from the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration in business management. He stayed with the University of Georgia, graduating with a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2001. Bethel was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 2001 and practiced law from 2003 to 2005. He is admitted to practice law in all of Georgia's state courts, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Bethel was an assistant solicitor for the city of Dalton from 2003 to 2004.

Political career

Bethel was elected to the Georgia Senate in 2010 as a Republican and sworn in the following year.[3] Bethel was a three-term Senator[5] and sat on the Senate Government Oversight, Insurance and Labor, Judiciary, Judiciary Non-Civil, and Reapportionment and Redistricting committees.[3]

Judicial career

Georgia Court of Appeals

On November 9, 2016, the day after being elected to his fourth Senate term, Bethel was appointed to be a Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals by Governor Nathan Deal. He assumed the seat of Michael P. Boggs who was appointed to the Supreme Court of Georgia.[6] He took the bench on January 1, 2017, for a term that would have ended on December 31, 2018.

Georgia Supreme Court

On September 14, 2018, Governor Deal appointed Bethel to the Supreme Court of Georgia to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of Harris Hines.[7] He was sworn into office on October 2, 2018.[8]

External links

Welcome to the Georgia General Assembly Legis.ga.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2013.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.martindale.com/dalton/georgia/charles-jones-bethel-2494340-a/ Hon. Charles Jones Bethel
  2. Web site: Georgia General Assembly . 2019-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191023182147/http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/member.aspx?Member=753 . 2019-10-23 . live.
  3. Senator Charlie Bethel. Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  4. District 54 Senator Charlie Bethel (R). Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  5. News: Dalton native Charlie Bethel named to Supreme Court of Georgia. Oliver. Charles. The Daily Citizen. 2018-09-24. en.
  6. Web site: Ex-Sen. Charlie Bethel (SD 54): Here come da judge.
  7. News: 9/14/18 - CHIEF JUSTICE MELTON ON APPOINTMENT OF NEW JUSTICE TO SUPREME COURT. Supreme Court of Georgia. 2018-09-24. en-US.
  8. Web site: Bethel assumes high court bench . Nolin . Jill . 2018-10-03 . Valdosta Daily Times . en . 2018-10-18.