A local attorney has been appointed to serve as the new Solicitor General of the State Court of Habersham County. Governor Brian Kemp announced Tuesday he has appointed Jessica Martin to the job. Martin will fill the vacancy created when former solicitor Bill Oliver was appointed to serve as a superior court judge in the Mountain Judicial Circuit.
Martin will succeed Ann Pickett, who served as the county’s interim solicitor following Oliver’s departure. The Solicitor General prosecutes all misdemeanor criminal and traffic offenses committed within Habersham County.
Martin currently serves as a staff attorney for the Mountain Judicial Circuit, drafting orders and jury charges for civil and criminal cases for the circuit’s three justices. She also handles essential duties contributing to the overall operation of the court.
Previously, Martin worked as an associate attorney for McClure, Ramsay, Dickerson & Escoe LLP and as a law clerk for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit. She earned her J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law and a B.A. in Political Science and Business from Piedmont College.
Martin and her husband have two children.
