Alapaha Circuit Office Opening Ceremony

Left to right: Alapaha Circuit Public Defender Melinda Ryals, Lt. Governor Mark Taylor, GPDSC Director Michael Mears

Lt. Governor Speaks at Alapaha Office Opening

Alapaha Public Defender Melinda Ryals and GPDSC Director Mike Mears welcomed Georgia's Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor to the grand opening of the new Alapaha Judicial Circuit Public Defender Office in Nashville, Georgia. In a brief speech, Taylor told those attending the event that Georgia's statewide indigent defense system was intended to, "promote a just state where citizens can have confidence in their judicial system".