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District Attorney
 Scott Ballard : Biography
Personal Data:
- Born June 23, 1959
- Fayette County native
- 1977 Honor Graduate of Fayette County High School
- 1981 graduate of University of Georgia (AB in English; Magna Cum Laude)
- 1984 graduate of Florida State University College of Law
Family:
- Married 21 years
- 3 children
- Son of Charles and Jeanette Ballard of Fayetteville
- Siblings are Brian Ballard, a law enforcement officer; Wendy Butler, an elementary school teacher at Sara Harp Minter Elementary School; and Kevin Ballard, a teacher at Flat Rock Middle School
- Grandson of William Ballard, a former sheriff of Fayette County
- Cousin of W.A. “Bud” Ballard, former long-time Clerk of Superior Court of Fayette County
Professional:
- Licensed to practice law in Georgia since 1984
- Nineteen years of private practice in the Griffin Judicial Circuit
- District Attorney for the Griffin Judicial Circuit
- Experience as a staff member of the Criminal Justice Committee of the Florida House of Representatives
- Former President of the Fayette County Bar Association
- Former President of the Griffin Circuit Bar Association
- Author of the book Georgia Appellate Standards of Review
Community:
- Active member of Inman United Methodist Church (Lay Leader, Sunday School teacher, prayer group leader, co-founder of aspecial needs Sunday School class)
- Former member of Fayette Presbyterian Church (Youth leader and Sunday School teacher, prayer group leader, Chairman of the Diaconate)
- Former member of Fayetteville First Baptist Church (Sunday School teacher, deacon)
- Former President of the Fayette County Civitan Club
- Former member of the Board of Directors of The Early Years School, now known as the Joseph Sams School (a school for special needs children)
- Former member of the Board of Directors of Matthew 28, Inc. (a non-profit organization that created and maintained an orphanage in Haiti)
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