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The following candidates are NOT running against each other. They are running for separate seats and are unopposed so you will be required to either vote for them or abstain from voting for anyone.
The following candidates are NOT running against each other. They are running for separate seats and are unopposed so you will be required to either vote for them or abstain from voting for anyone.
Diane Bessen (Incumbent)
Diane Bessen (Incumbent)
Diane E. Bessen is a judge for the Fulton County State Court in Georgia. She was appointed to the court by Governor Roy Barnes in July 2002, and has run unopposed for each subsequent term. Judge Bessen received a B.A. in 1979 and a J.D. in 1986 from Emory University.
Unsung Hero Award, Anti-Defamation League
Professionalism Award, Atlanta Bar Association
Champion of Justice Award, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Co-editor, Atlanta Bar Association, The Atlanta Lawyer
Adjunct professor, Medical Malpractice Litigation, Emory University School of Law
Fellow, Lawyers’ Foundation of Georgia
Jane Morrison (Incumbent)
Jane Morrison (Incumbent)
Morrison received her undergraduate degree from Boston University and her J.D. from Northeastern University. She has 26 years of experience in the legal field.
2013-Present: Judge, Fulton County State Court
2004-2012: Attorney and owner of law office
2003-2005: Part-time magistrate, Fulton County State Court
2000-2002: Judge Pro Hac Vice, Atlanta Municipal Court
1994-2004: Assistant Solicitor, Fulton County, Georgia
Myra Dixon (Incumbent)
Myra Dixon (Incumbent)
Judge Myra Dixon of the Fulton County State Court graduated from Tennessee State University and Howard University law school. She began her legal career in 1978 as a civilian attorney with the Navy in Washington and later served as a public defender and an assistant U.S. attorney. She then spent 13 years practicing law at Thomas, Kennedy, Sampson & Patterson, becoming a partner in 1992.
John Mather (Incumbent)
John Mather (Incumbent)
John Mather is the current Chief Judge of Fulton County's State Court
Susan Edlein (Incumbent)
Susan Edlein (Incumbent)
Susan Edlein is a current State Court Judge and received her law degree from the University of Virginia.
Patsy Porter (Incumbent)
Patsy Porter (Incumbent)
A native Atlantan, Patsy Y. Porter is a Fulton County State Court Judge who presides over civil cases that involve medical malpractice, wrongful death, products liability and automobile accidents. As a dedicated Atlanta volunteer, she is a member of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, Chairperson of the Board of Community Concerns Inc., member of the Advisory Board of Atlanta Legal Aid Society and past president, member and past president of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA), among others. Judge Porter has received numerous awards and commendations for her work in the community. Among them are the Pinnacle Leadership Award, Young Family YMCA Volunteer of the Year Award, the Leah Ward Sears Award for Distinction in the Profession, and Jurist of the Year Award. She received her law degree from Woodrow Wilson College of Law and her undergraduate degree from Georgia State University. Judge Porter is married and has two grandchildren.
Wesley Tailor (Incumbent)
Wesley Tailor (Incumbent)
An Atlanta native, Tailor received his undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond and his law degree from the University of Kentucky. After six years as an associate at Troutman Sanders, he worked for two years as an assistant DeKalb County solicitor, then almost four years for the secretary of state, including a stint heading the election division. In 2010, Gov. Sonny Perdue appointed Tailor to the Fulton County State Court.
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