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Sonja Brown
Sonja Brown is running for Georgia Superior Court Judge, Cobb.
Political background
Judge Brown serves as a Cobb County Magistrate Court Judge, where she has been for one year.
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Candidate website
Professional background
Judge Brown is a Judge. She previously worked at the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit’s Office of the District Attorney, the Office of the Dekalb County Solicitor-General, the Office of the Fulton County District Attorney, and Convergent Media Systems Corporation.
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Candidate website
Personal background
Judge Brown attended Clark Atlanta University and has a Juris Doctor from the John Marshall School of Law. She lives in Kennesaw, Georgia and attends Central United Methodist Church.
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Candidate website
Ethics & Conduct
- Sonja is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia in good standing. She has no public disciplinary actions on record.
- There are no public documents filed with the Judicial Qualifications Commission or Supreme Court of Georgia regarding Judge Brown.
Legal Experience
- Judge Brown is a Magistrate Court Judge. As a Magistrate Court Judge, she presides over both civil and criminal matters. The civil matters include small claims under $15,000 and wedding ceremonies. The criminal matters include local ordinance violations, traffic citations, and some misdemeanors.
- Previously, Judge Brown was a prosecutor. As a prosecutor, she charged and tried cases against individuals accused of crimes. She prosecuted secual assault, rape, and child abuses cases at the Crimes Against Women and Children Unit in the Office of the Fulton County District Attorney and ont he Special Victims Unity in the DeKalb Solicitor General’s Office. She oversaw the Office of the DeKalb County District Attorney’s community outreach.
- Previously, Judge Brown was in-house counsel. As in-house counsel, Judge Brown handled a wide range of issues affecting the technology company including contract negotiations, client relations, and human resources issues.
Judicial Philosophy
- Said, “The three words that I would describe my campaign can be summed up as service, compassion, and justice. It means that I am committed to serving the citizens of Cobb County with integrity, honesty, honor, and fidelity to the Constitution and the laws of Georgia.”
- Judge Brown said that she supports alternatives to imprisonment in some cases. These alternatives include pretrial diversion accountability court. Accountability court includes drug court or mental health court. Pretrial diversion requires first time offenders to attend counseling sessions or life skill classes, and upon successful completion the offender’s case is dismissed.
Judicial Administration
- Said, “I think access, more people I think have been able to see it through being able to log on via WebEx or Zoom. It’s also I think helped to cut down on disrupting the lives of everyday citizens. If you’re litigating a case, you may not have to take the day off from work to come spend the day at court because you can log in for your particular hearing. I do believe that where we can continue to utilize technology we should for those very reasons, it gives people more access — litigants as well as attorneys, because attorneys could have court in Cobb County in the morning and then have court in Hall County in the afternoon.
Community Involvement
- Serves on the Board of Directors of the Tommy Nobis Center.
- Serves on the Board of Trustees of the North Georgia United Methodist Conference.
- Member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
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Candidate website
