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Joseph Samuel Morales his bachelor’s degree from North Georgia University and his law degree from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. He and his wife have two adult children. 



Joe serves as Assistant District Attorney at the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office. He served with the Gwinnett County Police Department for 15 years, and served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps.

States "As our next Solicitor General, Joe will restore integrity and competence to the office."

- States "As our next Solicitor General, Joe will restore integrity and competence to the office."

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Advocates to expand Pre-trial Diversion Programs through early intervention and community engagement.

Advocates to Protect victims of domestic violence

Will prioritize effectiveness and efficiency in the courtroom

- Advocates to expand Pre-trial Diversion Programs through early intervention and community engagement.
- Advocates to Protect victims of domestic violence
- Will prioritize effectiveness and efficiency in the courtroom

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Lisamarie Bristol is from Gwinnett County, Georgia. She attended Georgia State University College of Law. She has a Juris Doctor in law from Georgia State University College of Law. She lives with her husband and their three children in Gwinnett. She attends [church].

Lisamarie Bristol has a bachelor's degree in psychology from York University and a law degree from Georgia State University College of Law. She is a married mother of three. 

Lisamarie is a Senior Assistant District Attorney. She works at the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office, where she has been since 2021, prosecuting cases and working with community partners. She previously worked at the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office as a Senior Assistant District Attorney handling felony cases, at the DeKalb Solicitor-General’s Office as an Assistant Solicitor-General prosecuting domestic violence, elder abuse, stalking, and animal cruelty cases, and as a public defender representing people charged with misdemeanor and felony crimes after graduating from Georgia State University College of Law in 2009.

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Lisamarie previously worked in the Gwinnett County Government as an assistant district attorney for three years. She also worked in the DeKalb County Government as a senior assistant district attorney for over a year and as an assistant solicitor general for over three years.

Lisamarie Bristol's campaign for Gwinnett Solicitor General is her first entry into politics.

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Lisamarie has worked as the solicitor general in Gwinnett County for over the past three years.

Thinks breaking the cycle of crime requires protecting victims and holding people accountable while still providing tools for them to be productive members of society.

Believes in shifting priorities towards "strategies that reduce crime."

- Thinks breaking the cycle of crime requires protecting victims and holding people accountable while still providing tools for them to be productive members of society.
- Believes in shifting priorities towards "strategies that reduce crime."

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As the solicitor general in Gwinnett County, she prosecutes misdemeanor cases.

For Candidate Lisamarie Bristol on Issue legal-experience: 
Licensed to practice law in Georgia since 2009 and serves as an adjunct professor teaching lawyering advocacy at Georgia State University College of Law.

Serves as an adjunct professor teaching lawyering advocacy at Georgia State University College of Law.

As an assistant district attorney, she prosecuted civil and criminal cases under state law on behalf of the district attorney’s office, supervised legal and clerical staff, and conducted interviews with victims and witnesses in ongoing cases.

Promises to deliver on programs that take on the cycle of domestic abuse, protect seniors, keep teens safe, and keep drunk drivers off the roads.

- As the solicitor general in Gwinnett County, she prosecutes misdemeanor cases.
- Serves as an adjunct professor teaching lawyering advocacy at Georgia State University College of Law.
- As an assistant district attorney, she prosecuted civil and criminal cases under state law on behalf of the district attorney’s office, supervised legal and clerical staff, and conducted interviews with victims and witnesses in ongoing cases.
- Promises to deliver on programs that take on the cycle of domestic abuse, protect seniors, keep teens safe, and keep drunk drivers off the roads.

Supports a fast track jail court to minimize disruption for non-violent, low-level offenders, ensuring speedier processing and allowing the county jail to focus on serious public safety threats.

Believes in a fast-track jail court to minimize disruption for non-violent, low-level offenders, ensuring speedier processing and allowing the county jail to focus on "serious" public safety threats.

Supports nationally credentialed victim advocates and compliance with Marsy’s Law in criminal cases.

Supports protecting the rights of victim advocates.

Claims to be committed to fairness in prosecution.

- Believes in a fast-track jail court to minimize disruption for non-violent, low-level offenders, ensuring speedier processing and allowing the county jail to focus on "serious" public safety threats.
- Supports protecting the rights of victim advocates.
- Claims to be committed to fairness in prosecution.

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- The Solicitor General oversees the prosecution of any misdemeanors or minor infractions to Georgia statutes or local laws. Misdemeanors might include driving under the influence, disorderly conduct, or low-level theft. 
- Solicitor Generals have discretion over whether to press charges, whether to seek jail time, or whether to send individuals to a pre-trial diversion program. They also have the power to negotiate plea deals with defendants. 
- In addition to prosecuting cases, the Solicitor General provides advice and counseling to victims of crime.
- Solicitor Generals are elected in county elections to four year terms.

The chief lawyer representing your county in misdemeanor cases

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