On January 2, 2002, Georgia Governor Roy Barnes appointed Augusta State University alumnus (’63) James G. Blanchard, Jr., Judge of Superior Court for the Augusta Judicial Circuit, which serves Richmond, Columbia and Burke Counties.

Since attending Augusta State University, Judge Blanchard attended and graduated from Georgia Southern University (’65) and Cumberland Law School (’68). Immediately prior to being appointed to the bench, Judge Blanchard served as attorney for the city of Grovetown for more than 24 years, as attorney for the Columbia County Board of Education for 11 years, and as Associate Judge of the Columbia County Juvenile Court for 21 years.

Judge Blanchard served as Chairman of the Columbia County Commission from 1973 until 1976, having won a specially called election to fulfill a vacancy created by the untimely death of his father. He has served in numerous capacities for the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, including time on the Executive Board and as its President in 1989. In the 1990s, he received the highest compliment of his colleagues in the Augusta Bar when they voted him among the top 10 lawyers they would retain to represent them if accused of a criminal offense. Judge Blanchard presently serves on the Board of Directors of Georgia Bank and Trust Company and previously served on the Board of Directors of Citizens Bank & Trust Company and Georgia State Bank.

Prior to being appointed to the bench, Judge Blanchard was a partner in the law firm of Fleming, Blanchard, Jackson, Ingram & Floyd, P.C. He is married to the former Rebecca Vernon and they have three children and four grandchildren.

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