Governor Announces Appointments to Griffin Circuit Superior Court, Fayette County State Court

Governor Sonny Perdue today announced three judicial appointments in the Griffin Judicial Circuit. Robert Crawford and Fletcher Sams were appointed to the Superior Court of the Griffin Judicial Circuit. Carla McMillian was appointed to the State Court of Fayette County in the Griffin Judicial Circuit. The vacancy on the Fayette County State Court was created by the appointment of Fletcher Sams to the Superior Court of the Griffin Judicial Circuit.

Brief biographies are provided below:

Superior Court, Griffin Judicial Circuit

Robert M. Crawford – Crawford is the director of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council. Crawford was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives where he served as the Chairman-Joint House-Senate Legislative Oversight Committee on Indigent Defense. Previously he was a partner with the Crawford and Morton Law firm in Zebulon. He is the chairman of the Deacons-Concord Baptist Church and serves on the Pike County High School FFA Advisory Council. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia and a juris doctorate degree from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law. He and his wife, Jamie, have two children.

W. Fletcher Sams – Sams has served as judge for the State Court of Fayette County since 1997. Previously he was a partner with Murphy and Sams in Fayettville and served as the District Attorney for the Griffin Judicial Circuit. He is a member of the Georgia Council of State Court Judges and attends Fayettville First United Methodist Church. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Rhodes College and his juris doctorate from the Cumberland School of Law. He and his wife, Dana, have two children.

State Court of Fayette County

Carla W. McMillian – McMillian is a partner with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. Previously she was a law clerk to the Honorable William O’Kelley in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. She serves on the board of directors for the Partnership Against Domestic Violence and is a member of Dogwood Church in Tyrone. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law. She and her husband, Lance, have two children.