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DEBRA BERNES
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Age: 49
Residence: Marietta, Ga.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in education, University of Florida, 1976; law degree, University of Florida, 1978.
Work history: Worked as an assistant district attorney in Cobb County, from 1970 to 1999; operated her own private law practice since 2000, handling an array of cases, including criminal and civil defense, business disputes, municipal and county government issues, and zoning and personnel issues.
Political history: This is Bernes’ first run for public office.
Family: Married to Gary Bernes with a daughter and a son.
Religion: Jewish, attends Congregation Etz Chaim and Ahavath Achim synagogues
Web site: bernesforcourtofappeals.com
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HOWARD MEAD
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Age: 44
Residence: Atlanta
Education: Bachelor’s degree in history, Harvard University, 1982; law degree, Harvard, 1985.
Work history: Worked as law clerk to judges Thomas Clark and Alvin Rubin, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1983, 1985-1986; served as chief legal counsel to former Govs. Zell Miller and Roy Barnes; adjunct professor of law and government, Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Georgia, 2003-2004.
Political history: This is Mead’s first run for public office.
Family: Married to wife, Cynthia, with a son.
Religion: Episcopalian, attends Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta
Web site: www.georgiansformead.org
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MICHAEL SHEFFIELD
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Age: 54
Residence: Norcross, Ga.
Education: Bachelor of arts degree, Wake Forest University, 1971; law degree, Emory University, 1974.
Work history: Worked as DeKalb County assistant district attorney for nine years; currently has private law practice in Lawrenceville specializing in criminal and traffic cases, and assistant solicitor for the City of Duluth.
Political history: This is Sheffield’s first run for public office.
Family: Married to wife, Susan, with a daughter and a son.
Religion: Presbyterian, attends Perimeter Presbyterian Church
Web site: www.electsheffield.com
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Court of Appeals race is full of twists
Web-posted 10/23/2004
ATLANTA - For the three state Court of Appeals hopefuls who will appear on the Nov. 2 ballot, it's been a long, strange trip to Election Day.
Ballot flaws lead to 2nd election
Web-posted 10/17/04
ATLANTA - Georgia voters have an unusual opportunity to vote twice in the same election next month because a ballot mix-up forced a repeat of the Court of Appeals race.
Court rushes runoff appeal
Web-posted 08/08/04
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court, which canceled Tuesday's runoff election for an open seat on the Court of Appeals, said it will expedite the lawsuit challenging the race's general election results.
Candidates prepare for runoff
Web-posted 08/08/04
ATLANTA - After a day of campaigning Thursday for his appeals court runoff against Debra Bernes, Mike Sheffield was left hoping it would count for something.
Contested Appeals Court vote upheld
Web-posted 08/06/04
MARIETTA, Ga. - The outcome of the state Court of Appeals election will stand, as a judge threw out a challenge Friday by third-place finisher Howard Mead.
Ballots' mistake leads to lawsuit
Web-posted 07/30/04
ATLANTA - What's in a name? According to one candidate for the state's Court of Appeals, the results of an election might have been.
Court candidate plans appeal
Web-posted 07/29/04
ATLANTA - The two candidates bound for a runoff in a state Court of Appeals race may still not be decided, even though election officials certified the results of a recount Thursday.
Appeals ballot covers gamut
Web-posted 07/11/04
ATLANTA - From a government lawyer who's hardly set foot in court to a small-town juvenile-court judge to a personal-injury attorney with clients throughout the region, the six candidates for the vacant seat on the Georgia Court of Appeals offer voters a varied choice.
Bernes for appeals court
Web-posted 10/25/04
We know a race for an appellate judgeship doesn't get the political juices roiling like a showdown between a couple of highly partisan candidates running for, say, a state Senate seat.
Bernes' experience wins
Web-posted 08/07/04
Debra Bernes received 100,000 more votes than her nearest of five competitors in the July 20 election for Georgia Court of Appeals.
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