Bill Reinhardt, Superior Court Judge

Judge Gary McCorvey
mccorveyg@gajudges.org

Judge Gary McCorvey was born in Tifton and attended public schools in Worth County for ten years before graduating from Turner County High School. After he received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Valdosta State College in 1970, he taught school for one year and engaged in agribusiness endeavors in South Georgia before entering the University of Georgia School of Law in 1978. Upon graduation from UGA in 1981, he received the degree of Juris Doctor, cum laude, and was inducted into The Order of the Coif.

Before his election as Superior Court Judge, his legal career was almost equally divided between private practice and public service. He has served as Assistant District Attorney in the Tifton, Cordele and Ocmulgee Judicial Circuits, and served as Chief Assistant District Attorney both in the Cordele and Tifton Circuits. While in private law practice, he had offices in Ashburn and Cordele.

For 30+ years he has been married to the former Betty Strain, a native of Atlanta and graduate of Emory University, with a Masters from Valdosta State. The McCorveys are members of the First United Methodist Church of Tifton.
 

Bill Reinhardt was born and raised in Tifton, Georgia.  He graduated from Tift County High School in 1982 and received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree from the University of Georgia in 1986.  He received his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1990.

Prior to his election to the bench in November, 2006, he practiced law at the firm of Reinhardt, Whitley, Wilmot, Summerlin & Pittman, P.C. in Tifton, Georgia handling a variety of domestic, criminal, business and transactional matters.  He was also actively involved with local government boards and public service organizations.

 He is married to the former Lisa Dickens of Tifton and they have three (3) children, Will, Charlie and Georgia.  The Reinhardts currently reside in Tifton where they attend the First United Methodist Church.

Charleston Carter (Circuit Court Administrator)
carterc@gajudges.org

Charleston Carter received his early education in the Cook County School System, graduating from Cook High School in 1994.  He graduated with honors when he received his undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from Valdosta State University in 1999, and when he received his Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice in 2001. While pursuing these degrees, he was inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, and Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society.  Charleston has also attended numerous training sessions and seminars which served to enhance his knowledge of the judicial system.

Carter’s interest in the betterment of his community is evidenced through his membership in organizations such as:  Chamber of Commerce, Lions’ Club, Community Service Board, Brother’s Helping Others, Right Track Program, Harambee, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Pi Iota Lambda Chapter, HEROES( Helping Everyone Reach Optimum Educational Success), and PLIGHT, Inc. (Proud Loving Individuals Giving a Hand to Teens).

            Carter joined the Superior Court Staff on October 9, 2006, and he is a member of New Prospect Baptist Church.