Thanks to legislative action, Gwinnett County will soon beef up its roster of judges. During the 2022 session of the Georgia General Assembly, legislators passed House Bill 1570 (Act 786) creating a judgeship in the State Court of Gwinnett County, bringing the total number in that court to seven.

The Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia has shortlisted Gwinnett County Recorder’s Court Chief Judge Kathrine M. Armstrong, Suwanee Chief Municipal Court Judge Norman H. Cuadra and Andersen, Tate & Carr associate attorney Jaletta Long Smith as candidates for the position. Gov. Brian Kemp is expected to select one of them in the coming months.

Kathrine Armstrong