In Memoriam: Judge Benjamin P. Brinson 

 

Education: Graduated from the University of Georgia in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration, and from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1979 with a Juris Doctorate Degree Partner in the law firm of Callaway, Neville & Brinson since 1985.

Memberships: Currently President Elect of Council of Juvenile Court Judges, Current member of Judicial Council of Georgia, Former Trustee of the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education. Brinson was appointed by the Atlantic Judicial Circuit in 2000. Brinson also served as the Executive Committee of the Council of Juvenile Court Judges in 2012 and became President back in 2016. 

In 2000, he was one of three juvenile court judges appointed to the Atlantic Judicial Circuit. Judge Brinson was a humble servant to the communities he served, but recently commented how honored he was to have served nearly 20 years on the juvenile court bench. He was appointed to the Executive Committee of the Council of Juvenile Court Judges in 2012- the governing body of the Council that is responsible for the management of its business and policies throughout the year.

He was also committed to the betterment of the bench. He was a longtime Chair of the Council's Education Committee which sets the educational seminars for judges. Additionally, he served for many years on the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Continuing Education which conducts the educational seminars for all the judges of the State. He served on other standing committees of the Council as well.

He proudly became President of the Council of Juvenile Court Judges in 2016-17 in which he worked tirelessly alongside his colleagues to provide support and guidance to the juvenile court judges of the State. Additionally, during his term legislation was proposed to raise the salaries of juvenile court judges of the state- specifically the judges serving rural Georgia.

During the last eight years, Judge Brinson lobbied to have the superior court judges of the adjoining judicial circuit, Ogeechee, appoint juvenile court judges. He had many meetings with the superior court judges there, many of whom he practices law in front of, and finally in June of 2019, the judges appointed two part time juvenile court judges. The Ogeechee Judicial Circuit was the last out of 49 circuits in the state not to have any juvenile court judges.

Brinson is survived by his sons Larry and Jeremiah, six grandchildren and a host of family and friends. 

Brinson's continuous efforts to advocate for the children in need are deeply appreciated and will be missed