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Jennifer is a graduate of Georgia State University School of Law and has been a member of the Georgia Bar since 2004. She is partner in Dunlap & Lakes P.C. where she handles real estate transactions, personal injury, among other legal matters. She is also the Executive director of A Second Chance Criminal Record Relief Non-Profit.
She has previously served as an Assistant District Attorney.

Judge Pro Tempore

Shaun is a graduate of Mercer University School of Law and has been a member of the Georgia Bar since 2011. He practices with Charles A. Gower, P.C. since 2015. His practice focuses on personal injury, commercial litigation, consumer and foreclosure litigation, business litigation. He was previously an Associate, with Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood.

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Steve is a graduate of Mercer University School of Law and has been a member of the Georgia Bar since 2005. He is a partner with Philips, Branch, Hodges, & Worstell. Steve was a former Columbus Police Department Sergeant and was with CPD for 14 years before going to law school.

Ms. Clautretta Williams was appointed as Chief Clerk of Recorder’s Court on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Williams’ career spans more than 20 years working as a public servant where she worked as a Social Service Worker and then Juvenile Probation Officer in Russell County, Alabama. She worked as a House Manager for Weracoba Second Chance Home in Columbus and as a Student Services Coordinator for Virginia College here in Columbus. Prior to her appointment as Chief Clerk of Recorder’s Court, Williams served as Chief Deputy Clerk and Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk to the Muscogee County Superior Court Clerk, the late Ann L. Hardman and her successor, Shasta Glover.

Williams graduated from Columbus State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice in 1998. She serves as a member of the GA Juvenile Services Association; previous Administrator for the Radical Generational Teen Ministry for Faith Worship Center International, and served as Project Team Captain for House of Heroes. Williams volunteers her time as a mentoring, motivating and inspiring young women and girls to reach their fullest potential. She is a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

Williams is a native of Phenix City, Alabama. She is married to Christopher Williams and they have two sons, Ucambre Williams and Camden Williams.