August 26, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
Six days before he officially takes over, Brandon Cox, DeKalb County’s new General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge took his oath of office during a brief ceremony Friday afternoon in the courtroom where he will soon be holding court.
The man Judge Cox is succeeding, Judge Bratten H. Cook, II administered the oath. Joining Judge Cox for the occasion were his wife and children along with other family members, friends, and several fellow attorneys.
Judge Cook’s last day on the bench will be Wednesday, August 31 and Judge Cox will hold court for the first time the following day, Thursday, September 1.
Cox’s term is for 8 years.
Meanwhile, the other newly elected county public officials are to take their oath of office at a swearing-in ceremony on Monday, August 29 at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Mike Foster Multi-Purpose Center.
The public officials to be sworn into office to begin their new 4-year terms of office effective September 1 are as follows:
County Mayor Matt Adcock
Sheriff Patrick Ray
Road Supervisor Danny Hale
County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss
Circuit Court Clerk Susan Martin
Trustee Sean Driver
Register of Deeds Daniel Seber
County Commissioners:
1st district- Tom Chandler and Daniel Cripps
2nd district- Sabrina Farler and Myron Rhody
3rd district-Tony Luna and Susannah Cripps Daughtry
4th district-Tony (Cully) Culwell and Greg Matthews
5th district-Larry Green and Glynn Merriman
6th district- Justin Douglas Adcock and Jeff Barnes
7th district-Beth Pafford and Timothy Reynolds
Board of Education:
1st district- Danny Parkerson
2nd district-Alan Hayes
3rd district-Jim Beshearse
4th district-Eric Ervin
7th district-Shaun Tubbs