The Hon. Amanda F. Williams (Ret.) served as a judge on the Brunswick Judicial Circuit Superior Court in Georgia. Williams was elected to the bench on November 6, 1990. She resigned on January 2, 2012.
The Brunswick Judicial Circuit encompasses Glynn, Camden, Appling, Wayne, and Jeff Davis counties.
On March 25, 2011, her treatment of defendants in drug court became the subject of an episode of This American Life. Following its release, an ethics probe was launched by the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission, as the episode claimed she imposed indefinite jail terms and other excessively punitive sentences on drug court participants. The ethics charges against Williams were dropped upon her resignation from the bench.
Williams earned a B.F.A. (1969) and an M.Ed. in speech language pathology (1970) from the University of Georgia. She then completed a J.D. at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School in 1977. She was licensed to practice in Georgia (1977).
After graduating from law school, Williams began her legal career as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. William R. Killian of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit Superior Court. She worked in that capacity until 1979, at which time she became an assistant district attorney with the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. Then, in 1980, she entered into private practice.
| Current Appointment Brunswick Judicial Circuit Superior Court | Brunswick Judicial Circuit Superior Court |
| Election/Appointment November 6, 1990 - Brunswick Judicial Circuit Superior Court | November 6, 1990 - Brunswick Judicial Circuit Superior Court |
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Education
J.D., Atlanta's John Marshall Law School - 1977 M.Ed., University of Georgia - 1970 B.F.A., University of Georgia - 1969 |
J.D., Atlanta's John Marshall Law School - 1977 M.Ed., University of Georgia - 1970 B.F.A., University of Georgia - 1969 |
| Current Court: | GA - Brunswick Judicial Circuit Superior Court |
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| Role | Employer | Where |
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| Judicial Law Clerk | Brunswick Judicial Circuit Superior Court | Glynn County, Georgia |
| Assistant District Attorney | Office of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney | Glynn County, Georgia |
| Attorney | Private Practice | Glynn County, Georgia |
| Judge | Brunswick Judicial Circuit Superior Court | Glynn County, Georgia |
The Albany Herald: Brunswick Judge and Albany Native to Resign Amid Ethics Probe
The Florida Times-Union: Charges Dropped Against Former Glynn County Judge Amanda Williams
Martindale: Judge Profile: Hon. Amanda F. Williams
Wikipedia: Amanda Williams (Judge)
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