SR495: SR495 Green, Judge Reuben; condolences

This resolution from the Georgia Senate is a ceremonial tribute to Judge Reuben Green, who served as a Cobb County Superior Court judge from 2010 to 2020 after being appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue. It recounts his military service in the United States Marine Corps, his education at Lewis and Clark College and Emory University School of Law, and his legal career including work as a Special Assistant United States Attorney and Assistant District Attorney for Cobb County. The resolution highlights his creation of the Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court, a program supporting veterans in the criminal justice system, and describes his family life with his wife Heidi and their children. The Senate resolves to honor his legacy and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to his family.

• Formally recognizes and honors the life and career of Judge Reuben Green, a former Cobb County Superior Court judge.
• Expresses the Georgia Senate's condolences to Judge Green's family, friends, and community.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to Heidi Green and the Green family.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory change; it is a ceremonial statement by the Senate.

The resolution directly names Judge Reuben Green's widow Heidi Green and his family as recipients of the Senate's condolences. It otherwise has no regulatory effect on any group in Georgia, since it is a ceremonial honor rather than a law.

The resolution carries no legal or regulatory consequences for Georgians. Its significance is symbolic, formally recording the Georgia Senate's recognition of Judge Green's public service, including his role founding a veterans treatment court in Cobb County, and providing his family an official record of that tribute.

• The whereas clauses recount Judge Green's military service, education, legal career, and 2010 appointment to the Cobb County Superior Court by Governor Sonny Perdue.
• The resolution credits Judge Green with establishing the Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court for veterans in the criminal justice system.
• The resolving clause has the Senate honor his life and extend condolences to his family and friends.
• A further resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to Heidi Green and the Green family.

1. 2025-03-31Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-03-28Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)Primary sponsor
• John Albers (R, SD-056)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Jason Esteves (D, SD-035)
• Ed Setzler (R, SD-037)

• condolence resolution
• Cobb County courts
• veterans treatment court
• Georgia judiciary