The Honorable Reuben Green, Cobb Superior Court Judge

Reuben Green (born January 31. 1971) is a former Cobb County Superior Court Judge who was appointed in 2010 [1] and previously lead the Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court.[2] Reuben Green was defeated by Angela Brown in the June 2020 election cycle.[3]

Early life

Green comes from Cobb County, Georgia.[4][5][6]

Career

Green began his career in private practice at the Atlanta law firm of King & Spalding, in Washington, DC. The events of 9/11 pushed Green to return to Cobb County Georgia to serve his country again. He became Assistant District Attorney in the Cobb Judicial Circuit and then Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Georgia.[7][8] Green quickly transitioned to Assistant District Attorney in the Cobb County District Attorney's Office, and in the DeKalb County Solicitor General's Office. Green served as State and Federal Prosecutor in the Cobb County District Attorney's Office until Governor Sonny Perdue (R-GA) appointed him to the Cobb Superior Court in 2010.[9]

Governor Sonny Perdue Swears in Reuben Green to Cobb Superior Court

Green ran for re-election to the seat in 2012 and won 54.79% to 45.06%.[10] In 2014, Green started the Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court.

Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court

In 2014, Judge Green started the Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court.[11] The Veterans Court works with honorably discharged veterans who have service connected issues that have led them, in part, to be involved in the criminal justice system.[12][13]

Personal life

References

  1. ↑ Kristina Abernathy. "SCA - Home". cobbcounty.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Home | Cobb County Georgia". Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  3. ↑ "She Did It: How These Lawyers Reached the Top Despite Grim Prospects". Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  4. ↑ Abernathy, Kristina. "Judge Reuben M. Green". cobbcounty.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  5. ↑ Abernathy, Kristina. "Meet the Judges". cobbcounty.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  6. ↑ Reuben Green. "Judge Reuben Green - Cobb Superior Court". reubengreen.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Kristina Abernathy. "Meet the Judges". cobbcounty.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Home | Cobb County Georgia". Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  9. ↑ "Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue - Governor Announces Cobb County Judicial Appointments". georgia.gov. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2016-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ "Aiding the 'least of the least': Politicians break ground on behavioral health center". cobbcsb.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Cobb County Veterans Court Celebrates One-Year Anniversary -". cobbveteranscourt.org. 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Veteran's Court visited by state Supreme Court chief justice - East Cobber". East Cobber. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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