Kenneth B Hodges III was born on September 22,1965 and is a judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
18 Facts About Ken Hodges
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Ken Hodges served as Dougherty County District Attorney and later ran as the Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Georgia in 2010.
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In 2015, Hodges started his own law firm, Ken Hodges Law, based out of Atlanta and Albany.
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Ken Hodges served as District Attorney for 12 years, gaining re-election in 2000 and 2004.
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Ken Hodges was instrumental in the 2002 prosecution of Sidney Dorsey, a former DeKalb County Sheriff who ordered the assassination of his successor, Derwin Brown.
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Ken Hodges served as President of the Georgia District Attorney's Association and in 2002 was recognized as Georgia's District Attorney of the Year.
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Ken Hodges has chaired the Prosecuting Attorney's Council, and is a Fellow of the Lawyer's Foundation of Georgia.
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Ken Hodges is a graduate of Leadership Albany and Leadership Georgia, and was on the board of trustees for Leadership Georgia.
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Ken Hodges is past Secretary and Board of Trustees member for the Urban League of Atlanta.
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In 2013, Ken Hodges was honored by the State Bar of Georgia's Committee to Promote Inclusion in the Profession with the Commitment to Equality Award.
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In 2013, Ken Hodges was elected by Georgia's attorneys to serve on the executive committee of the State Bar of Georgia.
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Ken Hodges currently serves on the board of governors for the State Bar of Georgia, and multiple committees, including the Advisory Committee on Legislation.
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Ken Hodges was sworn in as President of the State Bar of Georgia in June 2018.
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In 2013, Ken Hodges was elected by Georgia's attorneys to serve on the executive committee of the State Bar of Georgia.
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Ken Hodges currently serves on the board of governors for the State Bar of Georgia, and multiple committees, including the Advisory Committee on Legislation.
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Ken Hodges was sworn in as president of the State Bar of Georgia in June 2018.
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Ken Hodges was personally sued, successfully, in the same district court in Albany, but because the case finally impinged on "absolute immunity for grand jurors", the district court decision went all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States, where it was then overturned.
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Ken Hodges has been accused of ethical violations and is being sued for millions of dollars in the Dougherty County Superior Court.