ATLANTA (Mar. 17, 2010) – State Sen. Ronald Ramsey (D-Lithonia), a Georgia attorney, was recently named to the Senate Judiciary Juvenile Code Rewrite Subcommittee. This subcommittee is tasked with revising and updating the juvenile code to meet the needs of Georgia’s children.
“I would like to thank Chairman Smith for appointing me to this important subcommittee,” said Sen. Ramsey. “Through this body, I will continue to advocate for the youth of this state so that our children will have the greatest opportunity for success despite the legal issues they may face. I hope that lawyers and citizens will contact me with suggestions for the code – your comments are valuable tools in ensuring the juvenile code meets the needs of Georgians.”
The Senate Judiciary Juvenile Code Rewrite Subcommittee is discussing and analyzing Senate Bill 292, legislation to modernize juvenile proceedings in Georgia. The subcommittee is working with the Juvenile Law Committee, a division of the State Bar of Georgia, which was approached in early 2004 with a request to take on the task of revising Georgia’s Juvenile Code. The code lacked clarity and organization and it did not reflect research-based best practices. More importantly, the code did not meet the needs of the Juvenile Courts and the practitioners who serve those courts. The goal of the revision project is to create a research-based, comprehensive, and well-organized model juvenile code for Georgia that reflects best practices in juvenile law.
Sen. Ramsey was first elected to the Georgia Senate from the 43rd District in 2006, while serving in his seventh term as municipal court judge in Stone Mountain. He represents citizens in portions of Dekalb and Rockdale counties. Sen. Ramsey serves on a number of influential committees, including Urban Affairs Committee, Judiciary, Insurance and Labor, Special Judiciary and State and Local Government. He lives in Lithonia with his wife Doris and their two children, Ronald, Jr. and Christyn.
Sen. Ronald Ramsey, Sr., represents the 43rd Senate District which includes portions of DeKalb and Rockdale Counties. He may be reached by phone at 404.463.2598 or by e-mail at ronald.ramsey@senate.ga.gov .
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
March 17, 2010
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