Benjamin A. Jackson Education: High School: Academy of Richmond County College Prep; June 1973 College: Augusta College - Bachelor of Arts in History; August 1980 Law School: Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, Juris Doctor; May 1985 Licensed to practice law in Georgia (1985) Licensed to practice law in South Carolina (1995) Legal Experience: Practiced with former Augusta city attorney, Samuel F. Maguire: May 1985-October 1986 Assistant District Attorney, Augusta Judicial Circuit; October 1986-April 1989 Sole Practice; April 1989-January 1995 Associate Judge, Grovetown, Georgia City Court; 1992-1994 Public Defender, Columbia County, Georgia Juvenile Court; 1992-1995 Partner with Huguenin, Annis, and Lewis; January 1995-August 1996 Sole Practice: August 1996-Present-December 2005 Judge, Blythe, Georgia City Court, January 2002- December 2005 Judge, Hephzibah, Georgia City Court, March 2005-December 2005 Public Defender's Office, Augusta Judicial Circuit, December 2005- April 2010 Assistant Public Defender In Private Practice since April 2010 PERSONAL: Board of Directors: Augusta College Alumni Association; May 1990-February 1998 President of the Alumni Association; May 1994-May 1996 Executive Committee, Augusta College Foundation; May 1994-May 1998 Board of Directors, Augusta-Richmond Count Committee for Good Government April 1995-April 2000 and April2006- April 2009 Board of Trustees, Augusta Rescue Mission; February 1998- Present President, January 2000-January 2001 Board of Directors, University Health Care Foundation, Inc. October 1998- December 2004 Planned Giving Committee Board of Directors, Care and Counseling of the CSRA, Inc. October 2000-January 2004 President, October 2000-January 2003 Member National Hills Baptist Church-September 1991-2002 Finance Committee, September 1996-August 2001 Trustee-September 1997-2002 Member First Baptist Church of North Augusta, 2006-2009 Trustee, January 2007- January 2009 Current Member of Westside Baptist Church