Chief Justice Robert Benham - Cartersville, GA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

County of plaque: Bartow County
Location of plaque: Friendship Plaza fence, behind train depot, Cartersville
Plaque erected: 2001
Plaque erected by: Cartersville-Bartow Convention & Visitors Bureau

Plaque Text:

Chief Justice
ROBERT BENHAM Lawyer; Justice, Georgia Court of Appeals; Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia.

Born September 26, 1946. First African-American Lawyer to practice law in Cartersville, Bartow County; and to serve as President of Bartow County Bar Association. Appointed by Georgia Governor Joe Frank Harris to Georgia Court of Appeals on April 3, 1984. Won state-wide election to full term on Court of Appeals. First African-American to win state-wide election in Georgia since Reconstruction. Served on Court of Appeals for 5 years, when appointed by Governor Harris to serve on Georgia Supreme Court in December, 1989. Won state-wide election to Georgia Supreme Court on July 17, 1990, and became Chief Justice, a position still held in the year 2000.

Group that erected the marker: Cartersville-Bartow Convention & Visitors Bureau URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: #1 Freiendship Plaza Cartersville, GA USA 30120

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