Taking Office at 30: Ken Hodges’ First Years as District Attorney
Ken Hodges was only 30 years old when voters elected him District Attorney of the Dougherty Judicial Circuit in 1996.
He entered office facing a backlog of eight death penalty cases. Within his first two years, those cases were moved forward and taken to trial.
Hodges also reorganized the office around trial teams to reduce unnecessary delays and developed programs aimed at protecting children and crime victims. Those efforts included a child prosecution unit, child advocacy center, truancy program and sexual assault unit.
This clip from Episode 54 of See You In Court provides another piece…
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