Commission Overview

The Commission is comprised of ten members. Seven members serve on the Investigative Panel and three members serve on the Hearing Panel.  The Investigative Panel is responsible for investigating and prosecuting allegations of judicial misconduct. The Hearing Panel is primarily responsible for adjudicating hearings when the Investigative Panel brings such charges of misconduct.

Commissioners

Investigative Panel:

  • Judge Victoria Darrisaw
    Chair
    Albany, GA
    Judge Member – Dougherty
    County Superior Court

  • Mr. Bob Barr 
    Atlanta, GA
    Attorney Member – Law Offices of Bob Barr

  • Mr. Andrew J. Welch, III
    McDonough, GA
    Attorney Member – Smith Welch Webb & White LLC
  • Judge Brian Rickman
    Atlanta, GA
    Judge Member – Presiding Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals

  • Mr. Warren Selby
    Macon, GA
    Citizen Member – President and CEO of Warren Associates, Inc.

  • Mr. Stephen Green
    Savannah, GA
    Citizen Member – President and CEO of Stephen Green Properties, LLC

  • Mr. James Coursey Jr.
    Savannah, GA
    Attorney Member – Mahoney Cole & Coursey P.C.

Hearing Panel:

  • Judge Alison T. Burleson
    Presiding Officer
    Madison, GA
    Judge Member – Chief Judge, Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court

  • Mr. Richard Hyde
    Atlanta, GA
    Citizen Member – Balch & Bingham, LLP

  • Mr. Dax Lopez
    Atlanta, GA
    Attorney Member – DelCampo Grayson & Lopez LLC

Commission Staff

Courtney VealDirector
Ashton MurphyDeputy Director
Jonathan McFarlandChief Investigator
Stephanie McGruderExecutive Administrator
Lynn AbassAdministrative Assistant
Alex StoneStaff Attorney