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Acted as a juvenile court judge from 2004-2016, a county attorney for Lincoln County from 2004-2008,  and a public defender from 1997-2004.

Specialized in real estate, probate, and domestic matters as an attorney at Hammond & Hammond.

Admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1995.

- Acted as a juvenile court judge from 2004-2016, a county attorney for Lincoln County from 2004-2008,  and a public defender from 1997-2004.
- Specialized in real estate, probate, and domestic matters as an attorney at Hammond & Hammond.
- Admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1995.

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As of May 11, 2025, Britt Hammond did not have a website or any information online.

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Judicial Philosophy

Has membership with the Georgia Council of Juvenile Court Judges, the Supreme Court of Georgia’s Committee on Justice for Children, the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia, and the Advisory Committee to the National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise of the American Public Health Services Association.

Serves as a deacon, a Brotherhood Director, a Sunday School, teacher, and a Royal Ambassador's Director at the First Baptist Church.

- Has membership with the Georgia Council of Juvenile Court Judges, the Supreme Court of Georgia’s Committee on Justice for Children, the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia, and the Advisory Committee to the National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise of the American Public Health Services Association.
- Serves as a deacon, a Brotherhood Director, a Sunday School, teacher, and a Royal Ambassador's Director at the First Baptist Church.

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- Georgia Superior Court Judges hear a wide range of criminal cases from petty theft and public drunkenness to murder. Some cases in front of the Georgia Superior Court involve the death penalty. 
- On the civil side, Superior Court Judges hear cases on divorce, titles to land, contract disputes, and premises liability. 
- Superior Court Judges are elected by judicial circuit. Each county surrounding Atlanta has its own judicial circuit, while rural judicial districts typically consist of multiple counties.
- Superior Court Judges are elected to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. The Governor can appoint Superior Court Judges when vacancies arise. 