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Warren P. Davis was recently appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue to serve as the new Superior Court judge in Gwinnett County. Before his Superior Court appointment, Judge Davis served in Magistrate Court for 23 years, 20 of which were as Chief Magistrate. Prior to his judicial career, he served in the Gwinnett County Police Department.
Davis says his greatest accomplishment during his ten-ure in Magistrate Court was coordinating the ideas
of the Police, District Attorney, Clerk of Court, and Magistrate Court into the development of the Video Warrant Project, which combines the use of video technology and electronic signatures to hear warrant applications online.
“This
project has changed Georgia law enforcement, as well as law enforcement
around the country for jurisdictions that have followed our lead,” Davis
said.
In his new position, Judge Davis will focus on a variety of complex civil
and criminal cases, ranging from divorce to personal injury lawsuits and
real estate to felony crimes.
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 He said that one of the challenges of this
position will be to help with the backlog of criminal cases, resulting
in a rise in population of inmates held in the county jail.
He said that some serious criminal trials can last two to three weeks. “In order to make sure the cases are heard in an expedient manner, I must keep my nose to the grindstone,” he said.
Davis earned his law degree from Columbia Southern School of Law. He is married to Elizabeth C. Belden and has four children and three stepchildren. He says he is proud to be a part of Gwinnett County because “of the people who live and work here and the vision that the leaders of this community have for the future of the County. They have a pervasive mindset that they will continue to improve the quality of life, despite the many challenges that they may face. That’s why I have stayed here this long.
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