The Honorable Andy Garrison – Jackson County Magistrate Court Judge

February 15, 2024 by Tom Sheldon

The Honorable Andy Garrison

The Honorable Andy Garrison/Jackson County Magistrate Court Judge

Over 40 years of law enforcement experience/service, with 28 of those years as Director/Manager of the State of Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Athens. Judge Garrison is also a Professor at Athens Technical College and teaches courses in Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and Ethics. As a consultant, Judge Garrison has taught both Judges and Court Clerks for the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education (ICJE) at UGA.

Judge Garrison has a stellar career in the criminal justice field and would use his knowledge and experience to benefit the people of Jackson County, Georgia. Married to the former Hilda Johnson of Jefferson. Together they have four children and 4 grandchildren. “I was born and raised in Jackson County and my entire career has been dedicated to serving. It would be my great honor to serve the people of Jackson County as your Chief Magistrate Judge.”

Visit andy4judge.org to get to know Judge Garrison!

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Tom Sheldon is a lifelong Georgian and longtime businessman in the Northeast Georgia area.

With a strong history in the business networking world; Tom has served as Chairman, President and Vice-President in multiple networking organizations. His fundamentals are simple: build relationships through networking and provide support when needed. After all, “we do business with people we know and like.” This has given him the ability in the past to build a successful small business in an ultra- competitive environment.

Tom has worked with other BRX studios since 2018 as a host and guest host; he is now the proud CEO and Executive Producer of the Northeast Georgia Business RadioX Studio. The podcasting world nicely compliments his Voice Over career he began in 2019.

A fan of community theatre, Tom performed on stage at the beautiful Eagle Theatre. He can also be found calling local high school games and serving as host emcee for events. Give him the mic; he’s ready! Visit tomsheldonvo.com to check out his demo reel.

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