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Chatham Recorder's Court Judge Runoff

County Judges who handle DUIs, traffic citations, and county ordinance violations.

Full office description

  • Recorder’s Court Judges handle traffic citations by local police departments, DUIs, and violations of county ordinances.
  • Recorder’s Courts are only present in some large Georgia Counties. Their purpose is to reduce the number of cases in Magistrate or Municipal Court. In some counties, the Recorder’s Court covers unincorporated areas not covered by a Municipal Court.
  • Jurisdiction and selection of recorder’s court judges vary per county. Some Recorder’s Court Judges are appointed by the Mayor or City Council while others are elected.

How this impacts you

  • Public SafetyRecorder’s Court Judges can strip people of their licenses after a DUI or traffic citation.

This is a runoff election for Recorder's Court Judge. To see the original election, click here.

Election results

WINNER

Joe Huffman

61.89%

9,650 votes

Richard Sanders

38.11%

5,943 votes

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