Seven lawyers are running for the position of Judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals. One of them is Tamela Adkins, who practices in Lawrenceville, GA. Tamela began practicing law in Georgia in 1993 and has specialized in family law. If there is one area of law that touches most Georgians it is family law: divorce, child custody, domestic violence. Unfortunately, these problems are not receding, but increasing.
Tamela has one of the most important qualifications for a judge: experience in the trenches. Lawyers that go to court regularly, day in and day out, know the importance of good judges, expecially appellate judges. The cases that appellate judges consider involve real people with real problems trying to obtain the ultimate prize: justice. Some do and some don’t. When a judge reviews a case it is important to know that the judge has been there, has engaged in the same struggle, suffered the same defeats and hopefully, has the same thirst to do better.
Listen to the interview and decide for yourself. And VOTE!!!!
While I strongly believe in the importance of family law, the appeals court has a very complex and diverse docket. It also has a different purpose and thus a unique functioning. Unfortunately Ms. Adkins does not have Court of Appeals experience and would require “on the job” training. If she was running for a judge position in a different type of court I believe she would be a much more viable candidate.