Pressing Changes

10/01/20 • 52 min

District Attorneys play a big role in our criminal legal system and many are asking if change can come from within that system.

We follow the story of two women in Georgia working in criminal law, each standing on a different side of how change happens.

District Attorneys play a big role in our criminal legal system and many are asking if change can come from within that system.

We follow the story of two women in Georgia working in criminal law, each standing on a different side of how change happens.

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By Appointment Only

In Georgia, Supreme Court Justices and Court of Appeals Judges are supposed to be chosen by voters in non-partisan elections. But in the 100-year history of the Georgia Court of Appeals, only 9 judges have been elected to an open seat.

More often than not - judges find their way to these seats not through an election, but by an appointment, from the Governor.

Listen to the story of one woman campaigning to be the 10th judge elected to an open seat and the series of events that changed her election and two others.

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The badge of 287(g)

In some counties around the country, sheriffs don’t just enforce local laws - they also choose to enforce federal immigration laws. One sheriff’s office in Georgia has been working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the last 10 years. But this may all change after November.