Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced four judicial appointments, three to state courts and one to superior court. The Governor will appoint the Honorable Matthew Rollins to the Superior Court of the Paulding Judicial Circuit, Matthew Swope to the State Court of Coweta County, the Honorable Charles Bailey to the State Court of Dekalb County Division A, and the Honorable Phyllis Williams to the State Court of Dekalb County Division B.

District Attorney Rollins will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of the Honorable Tonny S. Beavers from the Superior Court of the Paulding Judicial Circuit. Mr. Swope will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of the Honorable John Herbert Cranford from the State Court of Coweta County. Judge Bailey will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of the Honorable Johnny Panos from the State Court of Dekalb County Division A. Judge Williams will fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Charles Bailey to the State Court of Dekalb County Division A.

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Matthew S. Swope is a Senior Assistant District Attorney in the Coweta County office of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, a position he has held since 2017. Before joining the District Attorney’s Office, he served as an Assistant Solicitor General in Coweta County and was an associate attorney at Rosenzweig, Jones, Horne, & Griffis, P.C. in Newnan, Georgia. Swope is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Newnan-Coweta Bar Association where he previously served on the Executive Board. Swope was a Board Member of Elevate Coweta Students and the Newnan-Coweta Boys and Girls Club. Swope received his J.D. from the Georgia State University College of Law and his B.A. from Elon University. Swope and his wife, Orren, live in Newnan and are expecting their first child in June.