A native to Fayette County, Judge Thompson is a graduate of Maryville College and Cumberland School of Law. Prior to being appointed to the bench by Governor Nathan Deal in April, 2013, he was elected to serve as Fayette County Magistrate Court where he presided over both civil and criminal matters. Judge Thompson was elected Fayette County State Court Judge in May, 2014, in an uncontested race.
Judge Thompson has received a number of professional and community awards. Judge Thompson was re-appointed as the State Court Representative to the Chief Justice of Georgia's Judicial Council Access, Fairness, and Public Trust and Confidence Committee. After serving as Chief Judge of the Trial Advocacy Board, he was asked to serve on the Order of Barristers. He was elected by his peers to serve as President of the Fayette County Bar Association. After serving as coach of the Fayette County High School and McIntosh High School mock trial teams, he served as Statewide Chairman of the High School Mock Trial Program. Judge Thompson currently serves on the Training Committee of the Council of Accountability Court Judges.
Judge Thompson has organized and lectured at The People's Law School of Fayette County. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at Point University. He also served as a member of the Fayette County Development Authority. Judge Thompson is a graduate of, and current presenter for, Leadership Fayette. He is an active member of the Peachtree City Rotary Club, a member of the Board of Directors for AVPride, The Joseph Sams School, and the Board of Advisors for The Southern Crescent Chorale.
Most weekends, you can find Judge Thompson at the soccer fields either coaching or refereeing local youth games. He is a Commissioner for Georgia Soccer Officials Association. Judge Thompson and his wife, Alisha, have three children, and reside in Fayetteville. They attend Fayetteville First United Methodist Church.
With the recent formation of the Fayette County State Court DUI Court in January 2016, Judge Thompson created the first accountability court in a State Court in the Griffin Judicial Circuit.
The I-58 Mission, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) Christian service agency formed to partner with the community to answer the call of Isaiah 58 to 1) set the oppressed free 2) share food 3) provide shelter and 4) clothe those in need.
PTC Rotary and Interact Clubs at The Foundry and Starrs Mill combined forces to donate 100+ items of much needed winter accessories.
Pictured L-R (back row): Rotarian Joel Norris, Foundry Interactors – Gavin Harnar, Lilla Gossett and Caroline Hukin, SMHS Interactor Mary Beth Chapman and Rotarian Donna Chapman
Pictured L-R (front row): Rotarians Azell Francis, Amy Benton and Sam Chapman
The Peachtree City Rotary Club partnered with the students at McIntosh High School to raise money for the Real Life Center. The students were able to raise $463, and with our club’s match, we hit a grand total of $1,000! The money raised was used to purchase gift cards that the Real Life Center will be distributing to those in need this holiday season
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Turkeys from our Rotary and Rotaract clubs got together on Monday to help Midwest Food Bank package 250 meals donated by Hello Fresh for those in need this holiday season. Of all the things to be grateful for, we find ourselves grateful that despite the challenges this year, we are able to continue serving our community
If you would like to learn more about our organization, please don’t hesitate to reach out! All are welcome! #serviceaboveself #peopleofactionRotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever.
As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we've reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979.
Rotary members have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease. Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to contribute more than $10 billion to the effort.
Today, polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan. But it’s crucial to continue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year.
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