HR983: HR983 Green, Judge Reuben; condolences

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizes the life and career of Judge Reuben Green, who died after battling cancer. It recounts his service in the United States Marine Corps, his education at Lewis and Clark College and Emory University School of Law, and his legal career as a prosecutor and Cobb County Superior Court judge appointed in 2010. 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, including fostering and adopting children with his wife Heidi. The House resolves to honor his contributions and directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to his family.

• Formally recognizes and honors the life and career of former Cobb County Superior Court Judge Reuben Green.
• Expresses the House of Representatives' condolences to Judge Green's family, friends, and community.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Heidi Green and the Green family.
• Documents Judge Green's creation of the Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court as part of the historical record.

The resolution directly names Judge Reuben Green's family, including his wife Heidi and children Hailey and Colton, as well as the Cobb County judicial system and veterans who benefited from the treatment court he founded.

While the resolution carries no legal or regulatory effect, it creates an official record of Judge Green's public service, particularly his role in founding a veterans treatment court in Cobb County, and formally conveys the legislature's condolences to his family.

• The resolution's whereas clauses detail Judge Green's military service, education, and legal career, including his appointment to the Cobb County Superior Court by Governor Sonny Perdue in 2010.
• It credits Judge Green with establishing the Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court to serve veterans in the criminal justice system.
• The resolving clause formally honors Judge Green and extends condolences to his family and community.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to Heidi Green and the family.

1. 2025-04-04House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-04-04House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-04-04House Hopper (House)

• Sharon Cooper (R, HD-045)Primary sponsor
• John Carson (R, HD-046)
• Devan Seabaugh (R, HD-034)
• Joseph Gullett (R, HD-019)
• Don Parsons (R, HD-044)

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