Georgia Public Defender Council creates award to Honor Chief Justice Norman S. Fletcher and announces inaugural award winner - Americus Times-Recorder

Georgia Public Defender Council creates award to Honor Chief Justice Norman S. Fletcher and announces inaugural award winner - Americus Times-Recorder

The Georgia Public Defender Council (GPDC) honored retired Chief Justice Norman S. Fletcher during a special reception recognizing his transformative leadership and lifelong dedication to justice in Georgia. Justice Fletcher, now 91, attended the event. His career includes 16 years on the Georgia Supreme Court—four of those as Chief Justice—where he authored over 800 legal opinions and helped decide more than 26,000 cases. But it was his unwaver…