May 17, 2023 - Following an executive session of the Shelby County Commissioners during their special meeting held May 17, 2023, the commissioners decided to appoint Margaret Dee Dee Green to Justice of the Peace Precinct 4.
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After an hour long executive session, a motion carried to appoint Margaret Dee Dee Green as the Justice of the Peace for Precinct 4 for the remainder of this current term. That position will take effect on July 1, 2023.
Green is a legal assistant at the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office as of January 2023. Since 1997 she has been involved with the judicial system in Gwinnett County Georgia as a Deputy Clerk of Court; Judicial Calendar Coordinator; Judicial Executive Assistant, and as a Transcript Typist.
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Green’s predecessor, Josh Ritter was appointed Justice of the Peace for Precinct 4 during the Commissioners Court meeting held Wednesday, March 30, 2022 to fulfill the remainder of Judge Jackie Kirkwood’s term following his passing on January 29, 2022. The appointment term would have ended the end of 2022. Josh Ritter ran unopposed becoming a declared elected candidate in the November General Election.
He was removed from office December 1, 2022, through an order filed by Karren Price, 123rd Judicial District Attorney, and signed by LeAnn K. Rafferty, 123rd Judicial District Judge.
