Peach Tree Times

Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp announced several judicial appointments today. Sarah Griffie has been appointed to the Superior Court of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Wayne D. McLocklin. Robert Lane will serve as the District Attorney of the Paulding Judicial Circuit, replacing Matt Rollins who was appointed to the Superior Court of the Paulding Judicial Circuit. Bradley L. Collins has been named Solicitor of Charlton County, succeeding Patrick Brooks who resigned.

Sarah Griffie currently serves as the Chief Assistant District Attorney of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit. Her legal career has been dedicated to law enforcement and prosecution in Barrow, Jackson, and Banks counties. Griffie has handled thousands of cases with a focus on violent and sexual crimes against women and children. She began her career as an intern at the Barrow County District Attorney’s Office in 2006 and became an assistant district attorney in 2007. Since 2016, she has held her current position as Chief Assistant District Attorney.

Griffie is active in her community, serving on various boards including the Crawford Long Museum in Jefferson, Georgia. She is also involved with the Barrow Area Rotary Club, Treehouse Child Advocacy Center, and other local organizations. Griffie graduated magna cum laude from High Point University with a degree in International Business and earned her law degree cum laude from the University of Georgia.

Robert S. Lane is currently a Senior Assistant District Attorney in the Paulding Judicial Circuit. Prior to this role, he served as Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel for the Georgia State Ethics Commission. Lane's legal career began in Paulding County where he worked as staff attorney for Judges Kenneth G. Vinson and James R. Osborne. He also practiced law at Henrickson & Sereebutra in Dallas, Georgia.

Lane has argued numerous cases before both the Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals and served as a Special Master for Paulding County Superior Court. A native Georgian, Lane graduated cum laude from both the University of Georgia and its School of Law.

Bradley L. Collins is founder of The Collins Law Group, P.C., based in Waycross, Georgia, focusing on general civil litigation, domestic relations, criminal defense, and personal injury cases. Collins is also a registered mediator specializing in civil and domestic matters.

Before his appointment as solicitor general for Charlton County, Collins served as a municipal court judge in Nahunta and Hoboken, Georgia, and was previously District Attorney for six counties within the Waycross Judicial Circuit.

Collins holds an associate’s degree in wildlife management from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, a bachelor’s degree in political science from Valdosta State University, and a law degree from Florida Coastal School of Law.

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