News Flash ::

• Change in Mileage Reimbursement Rates
  Effective April 1, 2008, the State Accounting Office has issued new mileage reimbursement rates...[view the reimbursement clarification letter]
  
  All travel conducted before April 1, 2008 must be reimbursed at the old rate. Reimbursement forms at both the new and old rates are available for download...[here]

• National Crime Victims Rights Week is April 13-19, 2008
  To honor individuals who have been impacted by crime, many organizations and agencies organize ceremonies, workshops and prevention activities. The Georgia judicial circuits also plan formal and informal tributes. Although most events revolve around the actual week, the whole month is used to promote this important cause...[view the growing list of events across Georgia]

• FYI- Court of Appeals Issues New Rules
  The Georgia Court of Appeals has "amended its rules for cases docketed in this court on or after February 21, 2008." The new rules include several significant changes that could affect prosecutors. The following summary of the changes is taken from the Court of Appeals Web site...[view the summary]

• Summer Conference is July 27-30, 2008
  The 2008 Summer Conference will be held at the Jekyll Island Convention Center on Jekyll Island, Georgia. The deadline for registration is Monday, July 7... [view the announcement and registration form]

• Prosecution-Based Victim Advocacy Day at the Capitol
  On Wednesday, February 20, Victim Witness Advocates from our offices throughout the state will be honored at the Capitol for Prosecution-Based Victim Advocacy Day sponsored by the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia...[read on]

• Loan Forgiveness
  Curious about public service loan forgiveness? PAC offers several documents regarding loan forgiveness located in our support section...[read on]

• Brian M. Rickman is Sworn in as District Attorney
  Brian M. Rickman was sworn in as the new district attorney for the Mountain Judicial Circuit on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 , by Governor Sonny Perdue at the Capitol in Atlanta... [read on]

• Georgia Traffic Prosecutor
  Have you seen the latest edition of the Georgia Traffic Prosecutor? [download it here]. PAC's Traffic Safety Division publishes the Georgia Traffic Prosecutor four times per year...[view all editions of the Georgia Traffic Prosecutor newsletter]
• Betsy Ramsey Receives Deborah McDorman Award
  DeKalb County Solicitor-General Robert James announces that Betsy Ramsey, Chair of the DeKalb County Domestic Violence Task Force and Victim Witness Assistance Coordinator with his office, is the recipient of the Deborah Coker McDorman Memorial Award...[read on]
• Mr. Glenn Swinney receives Investigator of the Year Award
  The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia held its first Investigator Conference at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, Georgia, November 14-16, 2007. During the opening session of the conference, Mr. Glenn Swinney...[read on]
• PAC wins Award for Data Exchange Project
  After months of careful consideration and analysis, a panel of national judges has selected the winners of the 2007 Best of Web and Digital Government Achievement Awards sponsored by the Center for Digital Government...[read the press release]
• Open Enrollment is Coming Soon!
  Open Enrollment Period for the 2008 Plan Year will begin on Wednesday, October 10 and end on Friday, November 9, 2007 . Please read any and all material that is mailed to you from your Human Resource and Payroll Office... [read more and access open enrollement resources]
• Governor Perdue Appoints Richard Bridgeman as District Attorney
  On September 6, Richard Bridgeman was sworn in as District Attorney for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit...[read the Governor's press release]
• Floyd G. Hoard Remembered
  In 1964, when Floyd Hoard was elected-solicitor general (now called district attorney) of Georgia's Piedmont Judicial Circuit, his first challenge was to confront a loose coalition of gangsters known as the Dixie Mafia...[read on]
• "Prosecutor of the Year" Awards Announced at Summer Conference The 47th Annual Summer Conference was held at the Jekyll Island Convention Center on Jekyll Island, Georgia, July 22-25, 2007. During the opening session of the conference, four outstanding members of the prosecutorial community were recognized...[read on]
• E. Wayne Jernigan Jr. Receives the J. Roger Thompson Award
  E. Wayne Jernigan Jr., Assistant District Attorney for the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit, recently received the J. Roger Thompson Award during the 2007 Basic Litigation Training Course...[read on]
• Georgia Governor to Speak at this year's Summer Conference
  The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia is pleased to announce that Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue will be our esteemed guest at the 47th Annual Summer Conference...[read on]
• Brian Fortner Appointed Douglas County Solicitor-General
  Brian Fortner, a former assistant district attorney in the Douglas Judicial Circuit, has been appointed Solicitor-General for Douglas county... [read on]
• Atlanta Prosecutors Receive the Highest Award Given by the National District Attorneys Association
  The team of veteran Atlanta prosecutors who brought millionaire fugitive James Vincent Sullivan to justice has received the "Home-Run Hitters Award"... [read on]
• The Congolese Delegation Visits the PAC Atlanta Office
  The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the process of reforming its judiciary...[read on]
• Carlsons' Corner is Back
  View the Spring Issue Here
• Bob Keller is Appointed to State Board of Pardons and Paroles
  Bob Keller is sworn in as a member of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles...[read on]
• Important Changes
  to 401(k) and 457 Retirement Plans
  An important change to how employees will enroll in the State of Georgia 401(k) and 457 Plans has been put into place... [read on]

Training ::

• Basic Litigation 2008
  Georgia Public Safety Training Center
  June 7-13, 2008
  Deadline for registration: April 11, 2008
  
  Announcement and Registration Form
• Summer Conference 2008
  Jekyll Island Convention Center
  July 27-30, 2008
  Deadline for registration: July 7, 2008
  
  Announcement and Registration Form
  Save the Date and Lodging List