...lawyer who became the first black member of the Augusta Bar Association. In 1986, he became the first black Augusta Superior Court judge and in 1994, he was named to the Court of Appeals of Georgia, where in 2005 he became the appeals court's...

...Center in Hephzibah celebrated the life of the Waynesboro, Ga., native, who broke barriers as the first black Augusta Superior Court judge in 1986 and the first black chief judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals in 2005.After lifting the veil...

Augusta Superior Court Judge J. David Roper on Thursday ruled in favor of Augusta-Richmond County in a lawsuit filed by a black ministers' group...

...inhalation when a fire started in a kitchen electrical outlet.The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled last week that Augusta Superior Court Judge Carl C. Brown was correct in denying the city's motion for summary judgment in the suit.

...deals with restructuring the government."In his written ruling against the Baptist Ministers Conference of Augusta, Superior Court Judge David Roper said the commission's adoption of the personnel manual didn't change the city's form...

Superior Court Judge Carl Brown will speak at a celebration in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. in North Augusta Sunday. The program of Hammond Grove Word Power Ministry begins at 4 p.m. at the church, 214 West 5 Notch Road, North Augusta.

...She is appealing a lower court's ruling against her.In addition to hearing arguments, Chief Judge Overstreet will participate in the Court's decision.Chief Judge Overstreet, 66, was appointed to the Augusta Superior Court in 1991.

...Sanders. His desk chair stands next to the robe and gavel of John H. "Jack" Ruffin Jr., the first black Augusta Superior Court judge and the first black Court of Appeals chief judge.Many items in the exhibit's gallery are on loan but...

...didn't get; Commissioners Bill Lockett, Alvin Mason and J.R. Hatney storm out of last week's meeting; Augusta Superior Court Judge David Roper rules in the Augusta Baptist Minister's Conference, et al's, lawsuit against the city and...

...stand so tall," he said.Ruffin was the first black member of the Augusta Bar Association, the first black Augusta Superior Court judge and the first black chief judge on the Court of Appeals.Several resolutions and proclamations from groups...