Deborah C. Benefield
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Deborah C. Benefield was a judge of the Clayton Circuit of Georgia.[1] She was re-elected in 2012 after running unopposed, and her most recent term expired in 2016.[2]
Education
Benefield received her J.D. degree from the University of Georgia. She was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1983.[3]
2012 election
Benefield ran unopposed for re-election to the Clayton Superior Court.[4] She was re-elected after receiving 99.3 percent of the vote in the July 31 election.[2]
- See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2012
Noteworthy cases
Hold-up at Joe's Crab Shack
Benefield presided over a case involving a coordinated armed robbery of Joe's Crab Shack in Morrow, Georgia. Three of the defendants accepted plea deals that landed them a variety of punishments, from probation to prison time. The others were convicted of dozens of criminal counts, from aggravated assault to armed robbery, some for multiple life sentences. One of the perpetrators, Brinae Brown, was pregnant at the time of the trial and during the beginning of her prison sentence, which Benefield called "a horrible situation." Brown had been an employee of the restaurant, and had pretended to be a victim of the crime as it occurred.[5]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Administrative Office of the Courts, "Superior Court Directory," accessed May 4, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Martindale, "Deborah C. Benefield profile," accessed March 17, 2013
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Preliminary List of Candidates on the July 31, 2012 General Non-Partisan Election Ballot," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Clayton News Dailey, "Trio gets deal in crab shack armed robbery," by Kathy Jefcoats, November 1, 2013. Date accessed: February 12, 2014
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia
State courts:
Georgia Supreme Court • Georgia Court of Appeals • Georgia Superior Courts • Georgia State Courts • Georgia Business Court • Georgia Tax Court • Georgia Juvenile Courts • Georgia Probate Courts • Georgia Magistrate Courts • Georgia Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Georgia • Georgia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Georgia