James Drane III
Chief Magistrate Judge
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James Drane
Career
2009-Present: Chief Judge, Cherokee County Magistrate Court
2000-2008: Judge, Cherokee County Magistrate Court
1998-2005: Associate Trial Attorney, Flint & Connolly, LLP
1992-2005: Owner and Operator, Fast Back Tax Preparation Service
Education
John Marshall Law School - J.D., 1997
Kennesaw State University - B.A. (Business), 1995
Marine Patrol Academy at the Florida Law Enforcement Academy, 1981
Teaching experience
2013-Present: Adjunct Professor, Criminal Law and Procedure at Reinhardt University
2010-Present: Guest Instructor, Public Safety Institute at Reinhardt College
2007-2012: Adjunct Professor, Criminal Justice Program at Chattahoochie Technical College
Awards and associations
Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service (2003
2002-2008 Certificates of Commendations presented by the Georgia Supreme Court's Committee on Professionalism
Blue Ridge Bar Association
Board Member, Woodstock Police Foundation
South Cherokee Optimist Club
Woodstock Business Association
Board Member, Cherokee County DUI-Drug Court Foundation, Inc.
St. Thomas More Society of Georgia
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Various Masonic Lodges and Orders