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Bt is from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. She attended Wauwatosa West High School. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin	Madison and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. She lives with her daughters in Gwinnett County. She attends Berean Christian Church.

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Bt Gutter Parker is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. She lives with her daughters in Gwinnett County, Georgia and attends Berean Christian Church.

Thassanee is an attorney. She works at her private law practice, where she has been practicing law for 30 years. She previously served as a prosecutor, worked as a criminal defense attorney, and represented plaintiffs and defendants in multi-million-dollar civil cases across Georgia.

Bt works as an attorney at her private law practice. She previously worked as a prosecutor. 

B. Thassanee Gutter-Parker (Georgia 9th Superior Court District Gwinnett Circuit, Georgia, candidate 2024)

Bt previously ran for superior court judge in the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit in 2024, but did not win. 

Served as both a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney, as well as a civil litigator for plaintiffs and defendants, litigating multi-million-dollar cases throughout Georgia.

As a prosecutor, oversaw civil and criminal prosecutions, worked with law enforcement agencies to gather evidence and investigate criminal and civil violations, and provided legal counsel and representation to state, county, and city officials in lawsuits against the government.

Has represented a diverse range of clients, including the working class, large corporations, celebrities, the State of Georgia, plaintiffs, defendants, criminal defendants, and crime victims.

As an attorney, researches, drafts, and files legal documents, and provides defense and counsel to clients.

- As a prosecutor, oversaw civil and criminal prosecutions, worked with law enforcement agencies to gather evidence and investigate criminal and civil violations, and provided legal counsel and representation to state, county, and city officials in lawsuits against the government.
- As an attorney, researches, drafts, and files legal documents, and provides defense and counsel to clients.

Legal Experience

Commits to applying the law fairly and consistently, upholding precedent, and maintaining the highest ethical standards without favoritism or political influence.

- Commits to applying the law fairly and consistently, upholding precedent, and maintaining the highest ethical standards without favoritism or political influence.

Ethics & Conduct

Plans to maintain organized dockets, ensure timely and well-reasoned rulings, and move cases forward without unnecessary delay while fully protecting due process and fairness.

- Plans to maintain organized dockets, ensure timely and well-reasoned rulings, and move cases forward without unnecessary delay while fully protecting due process and fairness.

Judicial Administration

For Candidate Bt Gutter Parker on Issue judicial-philosophy:  
Aims to "apply the law fairly and consistently, uphold precedent, and maintain the highest ethical standards without favoritism, bias, or political influence."

Aims to "apply the law fairly and consistently, uphold precedent, and maintain the highest ethical standards without favoritism, bias, or political influence."

- Aims to "apply the law fairly and consistently, uphold precedent, and maintain the highest ethical standards without favoritism, bias, or political influence."

Judicial Philosophy

Serves as a member of the Gwinnett County Bar Association.

Member of the Georgia Hispanic Bar Association.

Member of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys.

Member of the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers.

Is a member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and serves as a Trial Attorney Advocate.

- Serves as a member of the Gwinnett County Bar Association.
- Member of the Georgia Hispanic Bar Association.
- Member of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys.
- Member of the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers.
- Is a member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and serves as a Trial Attorney Advocate.

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Bt Gutter Parker

Ramona Toole earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Berea College in Kentucky. After graduating from Berea College, she attended Alabama A&M University, where she earned a Master of Business Administration.  She later relocated to Jackson, Mississippi, to attend Mississippi College School of Law.

Ramona is a deputy district attorney. She works at the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, where she has been since 2021, serving as the deputy district attorney for the Records, Diversion, and Record Restriction Unit. She previously worked at the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office from 2016 to 2021. Before that, she served in the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in the Child Support Unit, helping custodial parents secure court-ordered support, and in the Trial Division, where she managed a large caseload and trained law students. She began her legal career as an assistant solicitor at the City of Atlanta Traffic Court, prosecuting traffic violations.

As an attorney, began her career as an Assistant Solicitor at the City of Atlanta Traffic Court, later worked in the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in the Child Support Unit and Trial Division, managing a large caseload and supervising law school interns, before joining the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office until 2021.

As a Deputy District Attorney, oversees the Records, Diversion, and Record Restriction Unit, focusing on providing second chances through the Adult Diversion program and criminal history restriction, while supervising ten support staff and two attorneys.

- As an attorney, began her career as an Assistant Solicitor at the City of Atlanta Traffic Court, later worked in the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in the Child Support Unit and Trial Division, managing a large caseload and supervising law school interns, before joining the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office until 2021.
- As a Deputy District Attorney, oversees the Records, Diversion, and Record Restriction Unit, focusing on providing second chances through the Adult Diversion program and criminal history restriction, while supervising ten support staff and two attorneys.

As of March 11, 2026, Ramona Toole’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Promises to ensure that the people in her community, independent of their status, background, or identity, have equal access to justice under the law.

- Promises to ensure that the people in her community, independent of their status, background, or identity, have equal access to justice under the law.

Spearheaded community youth activities in Gwinnett, including Teen Unity Night, a children's “Justice for All” Summit, and multiple Back to School Festivals.

- Spearheaded community youth activities in Gwinnett, including Teen Unity Night, a children's “Justice for All” Summit, and multiple Back to School Festivals.

Ramona Toole

Regina Jeanette Matthews is from Chicago, Illinois. She has a law degree from Emory Law School. 

Regina currently serves as a Magistrate Judge where she has been since 2019.

Regina previously worked as an assistant public defendant, senior staff attorney, and law clerk. She also started her own law practice

As a municipal court judge, oversees cases involving traffic offenses and local ordinance violations, conducts preliminary hearings in criminal cases, issues search and arrest warrants, and determines sentencing in certain minor criminal cases.

As an attorney, researched, drafted, and filed legal documents, and provided defense and counsel to clients, specializing in criminal law, family law, and juvenile law.

- As a municipal court judge, oversees cases involving traffic offenses and local ordinance violations, conducts preliminary hearings in criminal cases, issues search and arrest warrants, and determines sentencing in certain minor criminal cases.
- As an attorney, researched, drafted, and filed legal documents, and provided defense and counsel to clients, specializing in criminal law, family law, and juvenile law.

As of March 11, 2026, Regina Jeanette Matthews’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Plans on treating everyone in the court with dignity, fairness, and respect.

- Plans on treating everyone in the court with dignity, fairness, and respect.

Supports making the courts more accessible, equitable, and grounded in integrity.

Believes justice is about serving the people with compassion and accountability as well as interpreting the law.

Believes in thoughtful, community-centered leadership in the judicial system.

- Supports making the courts more accessible, equitable, and grounded in integrity.
- Believes justice is about serving the people with compassion and accountability as well as interpreting the law.
- Believes in thoughtful, community-centered leadership in the judicial system.

Serves as a member of the Junior League of Gwinnett and North Fulton Counties, the National Council of Negro Women, and the League of Women Voters.

Serves on various bar associations as a member.

- Serves as a member of the Junior League of Gwinnett and North Fulton Counties, the National Council of Negro Women, and the League of Women Voters.
- Serves on various bar associations as a member.

Regina Jeanette Matthews

- Georgia Superior Court Judges hear a wide range of criminal cases from petty theft and public drunkenness to murder. Some cases in front of the Georgia Superior Court involve the death penalty. 
- On the civil side, Superior Court Judges hear cases on divorce, titles to land, contract disputes, and premises liability. 
- Superior Court Judges are elected by judicial circuit. Each county surrounding Atlanta has its own judicial circuit, while rural judicial districts typically consist of multiple counties.
- Superior Court Judges are elected to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. The Governor can appoint Superior Court Judges when vacancies arise. 

Trial Judge over a wide range of civil and criminal cases

Georgia Superior Court Judge, Gwinnett (Hutchinson)

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