Terrica Redfield Ganzy is Executive Director of the Southern Center for Human Rights’ (SCHR), where she leads the SCHR team in carrying out its mission to dramatically transform the criminal legal system through direct representation, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and public education.

Prior to becoming SCHR’s Executive Director, Terrica served in several different roles at SCHR, most recently as Deputy Director, helping to coordinate SCHR’s strategy and programs. Terrica also served as SCHR’s development director, designing and leading SCHR’s development strategy and building strategic partnerships. For nine years, Terrica served as a Staff Attorney in SCHR’s Capital Litigation Unit, where her work focused on representing clients on death row in Georgia and Alabama. For five years, she also served as the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Death Penalty Resource Counsel, providing training and resources to capital defense attorneys throughout the nation.

Terrica received her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and an LL.M. in trial advocacy from Temple University Beasley School of Law. She received a B.A. in English and Humanities, summa cum laude, from Tougaloo College. She received a Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Social Enterprise from Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Public Policy. She is admitted to practice law in North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the United States Supreme Court.

Terrica is a member of Leadership Atlanta Class of 2022, a graduate of Leadership Clayton, a member of the 2015 Class of the Georgia Center for Nonprofits’ High Potential Diverse Leaders, a 2014 New Leaders Council Fellow, and a graduate of Georgia’s WIN List’s Leadership Academy. She serves as Vice-President of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation’s Board of Directors and as President of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys’ (GABWA). Terrica also serves on the State Bar of Georgia’s Professionalism Committee and as a member of the State Bar’s Seeking Equal Justice and Addressing Racism and Racial Bias Committee. She is also a member of the Judicial Council of Georgia’s Access to Justice Committee.

Judge Jana J. Edmondson-Cooper was appointed to serve as a full-time judge on the Cobb County Magistrate Court in 2022. A career public servant, immediately prior to her appointment Judge Edmondson-Cooper served as a Senior Trial Attorney (Bilingual) at the U.S. Department of Labor-Office of the Solicitor (“DOL”) where she prosecuted complex labor and employment enforcement matters on behalf of the Secretary of Labor focusing on cases involving violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the “H” provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Mine Safety and Health Act, and other federal labor laws. Her practice also included defensive employment litigation . In 2021 she received the Secretary of Labor’s Willard Wirtz Legacy Award, a national award which recognizes exceptional performance and accomplishments in public service that exemplifies accountability, responsibility, and emerging leadership skills that display the promise of future leadership in the spirit of former Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz. Prior to her appointment to the DOL, Judge Edmondson-Cooper served as a Staff Attorney (Bilingual) at Georgia Legal Services Program (“GLSP”) for nearly a decade representing indigent clients in rural Georgia, a significant number of whom were limited English proficient (“LEP”), in family law (often involving domestic violence), housing law, consumer law, education law, health law, wills and estates, and public benefits matters.

As a former legal interpreter,  legal aid attorney, and federal prosecutor, Judge Edmondson-Cooper has spent a significant amount of time working to alleviate language access & other critical access to justice (“A2J”) issues. With over a decade of A2J experience, works with A2J stakeholders nationwide to improve access, promote equity, and preserve/ensure justice for all. Judge Edmondson-Cooper has led and contributed to the development of local, state, and federal A2J policies and the development of state and national curricula for training attorneys and judges on a variety of A2J issues. During her tenure at GLSP, Judge Edmondson-Cooper frequently provided  trainings to law enforcement (POST-certified), school districts, the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, and other entities across the state on  domestic violence and language access, including contributing as a subject-matter expert to the Georgia Domestic Violence Bench Book. In 2013, she co-founded Georgia’s first comprehensive access to justice/language access-centered training – Eliminating Barriers to Justice – for lawyers, judges, court personnel, interpreters, and other access to justice stakeholders. Over the past decade, she has frequently served as faculty at several annual trainings sponsored by ICJE and the Councils of [Georgia] Superior, State, and Magistrate Judges. Additionally, appointed by the Supreme Court of Georgia, Judge Edmondson-Cooper is a member of the Judicial Council of Georgia’s Standing Committee on Interpreters (fka Supreme Court Commission on Interpreters), where she led the development of the Court’s Model Administrative Protocol for the Provision of Language Assistance to Limited English Proficient and the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Persons in Georgia Courts (“MAP“) released in 2020. The first of its kind in Georgia, and widely believed to be the first of its kind in any non-unified court system in the nation, the MAP is a comprehensive guide which aids Georgia’s courts in ensuring LEP persons and persons who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing have meaningful access to justice. She is also the author of several A2J publications including Georgia’s first benchbook chapter dedicated to the provision of qualified interpreters in civil and criminal proceedings, subsequently adopted by Georgia’s Magistrate, Superior, State, Municipal, and Probate Courts.

 Attorney Nyonnohweah Seekie is the founding owner of The Seekie Law Firm, LLC, a criminal defense and immigration firm located in downtown Macon. She is a first-generation Liberian-American and a graduate of Georgia Southern University. There, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Minored in Criminal Justice.  She then completed her graduate studies towards her Master of Arts in Criminal Justice at Widener University, and returned to Georgia for law school at Mercer University School of Law, where she came to love the Middle Georgia Area. 

Over the years, Nyonnohweah has demonstrated her heart for helping others and guiding individuals through difficult situations by working with: students in alternative schools such as the Creative Learning Academy, families of domestic violence, AmeriCorp,  the Latin American Association (LAA), and the Macon Circuit Public Defender’s Office, where she gained immense experience  as an Assistant Public Defender, representing clients charged with felonies facing over 20 years in prison on average. There she also served on the Mental Health Court and Family Violence Alternative Court Treatment Teams, advocating for clients who often suffered from dual-diagnosis of mental illness and drug-addiction.

Today, Attorney Seekie is devoted to counseling clients through the arduous territory of criminal prosecution, responsible for cases ranging from DUI, to Aggravated Assault and Murder as well as post-conviction representation. Where she saw the need, Nyonnohweah expanded her practice to help with immigration law matters which often converge with criminal cases. She understands the individuality of each client, and though everyone is not afforded the same opportunities, she believes that each person has a voice and deserves superb legal representation. 

In the community, Nyonnohweah is a respected advocate for issues of social justice and equality including: racial justice, women’s rights, immigration and criminal justice both locally and nationwide, as demonstrated by her service on the State Bar of Georgia’s Seeking Equal Justice and Addressing Racism and Racial Bias Committee, as the Chair of the Macon Bar Association’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Attorney Seekie also helps to ensure representation statewide as a member and officer of the Georgia Legal Service Program, Board of Directors. She has been highly involved with the State Bar of Georgia’s Young Lawyers Division since 2019 and graduated from the YLD’s distinguished Leadership Academy program. Attorney Seekie is an avid volunteer through the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys  (GABWA), of which she has been a member since law school and is currently serving as the Macon Regional Area Vice President. She also volunteers locally through Junior League of Macon and is a member of the organization’s Social and Political Action Committee. She has also represented Middle Georgia as the Past Area Vice President (2018 – 2022) and current Program Director for Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Secretary for the Macon Chapter of the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers. 

She is also a recipient of the George H.W. Points of Light Award for her volunteerism and civic engagement.  Nyonnohweah is married to her loving husband Cecil, and together they enjoy serving their community, worshiping at Lundy Chapel Baptist Church, and traveling with their dogs.

 Attorney Nyonnohweah Seekie is the founding owner of The Seekie Law Firm, LLC, a criminal defense and immigration firm located in downtown Macon. She is a first-generation Liberian-American and a graduate of Georgia Southern University. There, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Minored in Criminal Justice.  She then completed her graduate studies towards her Master of Arts in Criminal Justice at Widener University, and returned to Georgia for law school at Mercer University School of Law, where she came to love the Middle Georgia Area. 

Over the years, Nyonnohweah has demonstrated her heart for helping others and guiding individuals through difficult situations by working with: students in alternative schools such as the Creative Learning Academy, families of domestic violence, AmeriCorp,  the Latin American Association (LAA), and the Macon Circuit Public Defender’s Office, where she gained immense experience  as an Assistant Public Defender, representing clients charged with felonies facing over 20 years in prison on average. There she also served on the Mental Health Court and Family Violence Alternative Court Treatment Teams, advocating for clients who often suffered from dual-diagnosis of mental illness and drug-addiction.

Today, Attorney Seekie is devoted to counseling clients through the arduous territory of criminal prosecution, responsible for cases ranging from DUI, to Aggravated Assault and Murder as well as post-conviction representation. Where she saw the need, Nyonnohweah expanded her practice to help with immigration law matters which often converge with criminal cases. She understands the individuality of each client, and though everyone is not afforded the same opportunities, she believes that each person has a voice and deserves superb legal representation. 

In the community, Nyonnohweah is a respected advocate for issues of social justice and equality including: racial justice, women’s rights, immigration and criminal justice both locally and nationwide, as demonstrated by her service on the State Bar of Georgia’s Seeking Equal Justice and Addressing Racism and Racial Bias Committee, as the Chair of the Macon Bar Association’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Attorney Seekie also helps to ensure representation statewide as a member and officer of the Georgia Legal Service Program, Board of Directors. She has been highly involved with the State Bar of Georgia’s Young Lawyers Division since 2019 and graduated from the YLD’s distinguished Leadership Academy program. Attorney Seekie is an avid volunteer through the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys  (GABWA), of which she has been a member since law school and is currently serving as the Macon Regional Area Vice President. She also volunteers locally through Junior League of Macon and is a member of the organization’s Social and Political Action Committee. She has also represented Middle Georgia as the Past Area Vice President (2018 – 2022) and current Program Director for Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Secretary for the Macon Chapter of the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers. 

She is also a recipient of the George H.W. Points of Light Award for her volunteerism and civic engagement.  Nyonnohweah is married to her loving husband Cecil, and together they enjoy serving their community, worshiping at Lundy Chapel Baptist Church, and traveling with their dogs.

Amber Brantley was born in Savannah, Georgia, and was raised in Clyo, Georgia. After graduation she moved to Valdosta, Georgia and received her Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Georgia Military College in December 2008; and her Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and Minor in Paralegal Assistant Studies from Valdosta State University in May of 2010. Mrs. Brantley worked as an Administrative Assistant for the Public Defender’s Office in Valdosta, GA from 2010-2012, and during that time she attended University of Phoenix online and obtained her Master’s Degree in Administration in Justice and Security. Mrs. Brantley’s dream was to peruse law, and that dream became reality in May of 2015 when she graduated and obtained her Juris Doctorate from Florida Costal School of Law. Mrs. Brantley passed the bar and is licensed to practice law in Georgia. 

Mrs. Brantley is currently an Assistant District Attorney for Columbia County, and serves as team lead of Judge Sheryl Jolly’s trial team. Mrs. Brantley was formerly an Assistant District Attorney for the Southern Judicial Circuit for four years in Valdosta, Georgia, and formerly an Assistant Solicitor General for Richmond County in Augusta, Georgia. She served as trial team leader for Judge Kellie McIntyre’s Courtroom. Mrs. Brantley was the chosen prosecutor to help assist in the creation of the Domestic Violence Accountability Court in Richmond County, and to facilitate that program through prosecution. 

Mrs. Brantley is a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success, National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), the Augusta Bar Association, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA), Augusta Conference of African American Attorneys (ACAAA), and Young Lawyers Association. Mrs. Brantley is a member of the 2020 graduation class of the Judicial and Public Office Academy. Also, she has been accepted into the 2022 Young Lawyers Division Leadership Academy, and will graduate in Leadership of Augusta Class of 2022. The Prosecuting Attorneys Council selected her for the Leadership Challenge in 2020 and Train the Trainer in 2019. Mrs. Brantley teaches for the Prosecuting Attorneys Council at Basic Litigation, from Stop to State Court, and Fundamentals of Prosecution. Amber Brantley was named Top 10 in 10 of Young Professionals to Watch in Augusta, Georgia in 2021. She was also named Georgia’s Trend 40 under 40 in 2021. Amber Brantley was featured in an article in Augusta Chronicles and The Augusta Press. 

Mrs. Brantley resides in Augusta, Georgia and is six years married to Camry Brantley and has two beautiful children Ky’Mani Brantley and Marlee Brantley. Mrs. Brantley is active in her church, Ray of Hope, and loves to serve the community. In her spare time, she loves to spend time with family and friends, to travel, and go to on adventures. 

Denise M. Cooper is a Savannah native currently working for the City of Savannah, in house-in counsel as an Assistant City Attorney. Attorney Cooper is the first African-American woman in this position with the City of Savannah. Formerly, Attorney Cooper was in private practice, Cooper Law, focusing in the general areas of juvenile law, family law, State and Federal criminal law, personal injury, general civil litigation, and probate. Attorney Cooper is a graduate of Alfred Ely Beach High School. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Spelman College and a Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. She is a current member of the State Bar of Georgia, United States District Court of the Southern District of Georgia and the Georgia Court of Appeals. Attorney Cooper is also a certified Guardian Ad Litem. Prior to her matriculation to law school, Attorney Cooper was employed with the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles as a P.O.S.T. certified parole officer in Fulton County, Georgia, South Metro office.

With a strong passion for community service and outreach, Attorney Cooper is engaged as a volunteer with various community organizations and agencies – State Bar of Georgia Committees: Children and the Courts (2019 – present); Local and Voluntary

Bars (2016 – present); ICivics (2015-2016); and Committee to Promote Inclusion in the Profession (2014-2015); Court Appointed Special Advocates (C.A.S.A.) Board (2014- 2018); Savannah Bar Association; Port City Bar Association, President (2015-2016); Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, Vice President Savannah Region; Mock Trial Team – Savannah High School, attorney-coach and State Competition Judge; Savannah Law School Mock Trial – Competition Judge; Savannah Chatham County Public School System, Audit Committee Chair; King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation Board (2015-2019); Leadership Savannah Graduate; Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys Judicial and Political Office Academy Graduate; Savannah Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division recipient of the John B. Miller Award for community service; State Bar of Georgia, Commission on Professionalism Justice Robert Benham Award for community service; an inaugural recipient of The Savannah Sisterhood Symposium Award in the field of legal services.

Additionally, Attorney Cooper is an active member in various organizations

including Gamma Sigma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (President 2019-2020), The Savannah (GA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated (Vice- President), Southern Area of The Links, Incorporated, Incorporated (Chair – National Trends and Service Facet), National Alumnae Association of Spelman College – Savannah Chapter (President), and Junior League of Savannah – Sustainer – Diversity Inclusion Committee Member. Attorney Cooper serves as a Trustee, Director of the Board of Christian Education, and Teen Church Advisor at St. Paul CME Church.

“To whom much is given, much is required.”

Gillian S. Crowl is a Senior Litigation Associate with Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers, LLP. She focuses her practice primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, trucking litigation, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, insurance coverage, premises liability, bad faith litigation, construction defect, ERISA and other life, health and disability matters. Gillian represents clients throughout Georgia and North Carolina. She also serves on the firm’s community service committee and oversees the firm’s annual food drive for the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

Gillian is very active within the legal community. In addition to her roles with the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA), she serves as the Chair of the Nominating Committee for the National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division (WLD), and previously served as the Deputy Director of Region XI of the National Bar Association. She also co-chairs the trucking section of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. She is a member of the Lawyer’s Club of Atlanta, American Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, and North Carolina State Bar Association. She also participates regularly in the community service and social justice ministries at Cascade United Methodist Church.

A transplant to Atlanta, Gillian was born in Jamaica and raised in The Bronx, New York. Gillian earned her undergraduate degree and Master of Public Administration from Cornell University and her law degree from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

Stephanie Bonner-Wiggins is an associate at Richter, Head, Shinall, White & Slotkin, LLP as well as a Certified Public Accountant. She is a member of the Georgia Bar Association. Stephanie has been an active member of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA) since 2012. She participated in the Professional Development Academy in 2015. She will continue to serve GABWA as Treasurer.

In 2015, she received her Juris Doctor from Georgia State University College of Law with the Highest Pro Bono Distinction for completing over 150 hours of pro bono service. During law school, she was a student attorney in the Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic and Bankruptcy Assistance & Practice Program. She also served on the Executive Board of the Public Interest Law Association and was a member of the Black Law Students Association.

Prior to law school, Stephanie worked as a Real Estate Fund Controller at Morgan Stanley and was responsible for the overall accounting, reporting and operations for a

$250 million global private equity real estate fund. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, she was a Senior Audit Associate at CohnReznick. She has over eight years of experience working with both public and private companies in real estate and banking industries. She was a member of the Georgia Society of CPAs and National Association of Black Accountants. Stephanie attended Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance.

A member of GABWA since 2014, Mrs. Marcee L. Campbell has been a consistent presence on GABWA’s Board of Directors and several committees. She currently serves as the Elections Committee Chair and Judicial Review Committee Co-Chair. She has also served as a Sister2Sister Mentor since 2015. Marcee is a proud graduate of Albany State University and Howard University School of Law, and member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Upon graduating from law school, she commenced a career in education that led to her becoming an Assistant Legal Officer in Legal Affairs and Charter School Coordinator for the DeKalb County School District. Since 2016, Marcee has served as Senior Staff Attorney to the Honorable Courtney L. Johnson in the Superior Court of DeKalb County.  Her experience includes a solid foundation of knowledge in civil and domestic law, legal research and analysis, and policy development and implementation. She has also attained experience in employee relations and conducting internal investigations. Marcee enjoys serving her community, visiting beaches, and spending time with her family and college sweetheart (husband), Elam.

In the words of Dr. Mae Jemison, “Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations” has always been the driving force for Elicia Hargrove’s drive and ambition to be successful and help others. Ms. Hargrove is a native of Milledgeville, Georgia and she was a zealous advocate and criminal defense attorney with the Georgia Public Defender’s Council for many years. Ms. Hargrove is currently an Assistant District Attorney with Henry County’s District Attorney Office located in the Flint Judicial Circuit. 

Elicia Hargrove graduated from Albany State University with Honors in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. She later received her J.D. degree from the Sheppard Broad School of Law at Nova Southeastern University in 2007 and completed her L.L.M in Federal Criminal Practice and Procedure from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in 2014. Ms. Hargrove is a member of the Florida Bar and an active member of the Georgia Bar. Along with Ms. Hargrove’s license to practice law in both Georgia and Florida, she is also a certified Neutral for the State of Georgia. 

As a graduate of the State Bar of Georgia’s Leadership Academy in 2014, she was elected by her peers and served on the Executive Council with the State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyers Division from 2013-2015. In 2017, she was also selected to participate in the 2017 National Juvenile Training Immersion Program Summer Academy that was held in Washington, DC at Georgetown University. Additionally, she has honed her litigation skills by completing the Bill Daniels Trial Advocacy program. Ms. Hargrove also continues to serve on the Board of two non-profit organizations, Straight Street Ministries and M.I.A Inc., in Milledgeville, GA that provide much needed resources to people within the community. 

In 2019, Ms. Hargrove was given the honor of being nominated for “40 under 40” with the Albany Chamber of Commerce and the Rural Leader Magazine. In 2021, Attorney Hargrove was also the recipient of the “I’m Every Woman” Award by Woman 9to5. Inc. She is involved in several outreach organizations that provided COVID-19 relief to the community and she has organized youth development programs. Additionally, she advocates for voter rights and stands up against voter intimidation.  Ms. Hargrove continues to pour back into her community that has given so much to her because she agrees wholeheartedly with the words of Shirley Chisholm who often said that service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth. 

Simone N. Hylton is a Deputy District Attorney with the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office under the leadership of District Attorney Fani T. Willis. Ms. Hylton heads the Brenda Baham Domestic Violence Unit. This unit is responsible for the prosecution of intimate partner cases to include battery, aggravated assaults and homicides. Prior to her position in the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, she served as a Senior Assistant District Attorney’s Office in the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office in the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault unit and the Sexual Exploitation and Crimes Against Children Unit.  

Ms. Hylton has handled cases ranging from drug offenses to homicide cases.   Ms.  Hylton started her prosecution career in 2010 at the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office. While at the Fulton County District Attorney’s office, Ms. Hylton received several awards to include the Major Case Rookie of the Year award, the Trial Unit Attorney of the Year award and was selected as a Rising Star in the Fulton County District Attorney’s office in 2012. 

Originally born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Ms. Hylton made Georgia her home after graduating law school. Ms. Hylton received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Legal Communications from Howard University in 2004. She received her Juris Doctorate from North Carolina Central University School of Law in 2008. Currently, Ms. Hylton serves as the Vice President of Programs for the National Black Prosecutors Association; Past President of the Greater Atlanta Black Prosecutors Association; Vice President of Programs for the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys; and Secretary of the DeKalb Lawyers Association.  Ms. Hylton is an Adjunct Professor at Emory University School of Law where she teaches trial techniques. Ms. Hylton is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc and serves her sorority through the Atlanta Suburban Alumnae Chapter. Ms. Hylton is a member of Cascade United Methodist Church in Southwest Atlanta, Georgia. 

Since 2011, Mecca Anderson has practiced law as a Clerk for the Supreme Court of Georgia, as a trial attorney representing catastrophically injured plaintiffs, as Principal of Mecca Anderson, LLC, a legal services boutique and as a prosecutor for the Fulton County Solicitor General’s Office. Since 2012, she has taught professionalism to new lawyers for the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorney’s Professional Development Academy (PDA). In 2023, she brings her unique skill set and vast experience to GABWA as Vice-President of Academies.

With over 10 years of experience as a trial lawyer and an extensive background in advocacy and litigation, Maria expanded her professional sphere to include public policy because that is where, she believes, real change is made. From managing political campaigns to advising elected officials, she has had the opportunity to shape policy at the state and local levels. In addition to her law practice, she serves as the Legislative and Research Analyst for the Georgia Democratic House Caucus and Chief of Staff to State Representative Bee Nguyen.

In working with legislators at the Georgia General Assembly, she has been able to use her real-life experience as a lawyer to bring a practical understanding and much-needed perspective to new, progressive policy-making.

She has learned to look at every case file with an open mind and an open heart. She sees crime as another symptom of a greater problem in this country–one that cannot be solved by the Criminal Justice System alone. She believes that in order to get to the root of the problem, we must invest in our communities and focus on being proactive rather than reactive. This is a philosophy that colored her work as a progressive prosecutor and a public defender.

For six years, she served the DeKalb County community, both in the Office of the DeKalb Solicitor General and the Office of the DeKalb District Attorney. She took on the types of cases that many lawyers shy away from, often representing people who our society looks down upon. Serving in the Special Victim Unit of the Solicitor-General’s Office and Elder Abuse Unit of the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office, she prosecuted domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, animal cruelty, and elder abuse and exploitation cases. 

Prior to her work as a prosecutor, she served in the Newton County Public Defender’s Office, providing legal representation for individuals accused of a variety of serious crimes. As she sees it, one of the things that really separates America from so many other places in the world, is the belief that every person charged with a crime deserves adequate legal representation. Even when an individual is guilty, we must take care to protect their liberties and provide forward-looking, equitable prosecution.

She earned her Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School, focusing on international human rights and civil rights law. She truly considers herself a citizen of the world and have traveled abroad to study international human rights law, women’s rights, and international trade law in the Isreal/West Bank area and Guadalajara, Mexico. Before that, she attended Agnes Scott College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Africana Studies.

Amber Tiffany Jones is a proud Macon, Georgia native and a member of the Macon Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Amber graduated from Savannah State University earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication with a Minor in Business Management. She also earned an MBA from Wesleyan College and is a 2013 graduate of Leadership Macon. Amber is a 2019 graduate of Mercer University School of Law. There, she served as Co-President of the Association of Women Law Students, American Bar Association Chair, Black Law Student Association Community Service Chair/ Political Action Chair, and was a member of Mercer Advocacy Council. Amber serves the local community through her church ministry. The Progressive Women’s Ministry, Media Team, & Events Team at New Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and as a sitting Post 1 seat holder and Communications Director of the Macon Democratic Party. She also is a national presenter on Change Management Strategy. Additionally, Amber volunteers with local campaigns in Macon-Bibb County. A former WGXA anchor person and news personality, Amber is currently a Contact Negotiator for Lockheed Martin.