Charles J. Bethel at a glance
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- Justice
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- Supreme Court of Georgia
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- Georgia · State
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Charles J. Bethel
Justice · Supreme Court of Georgia
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Professional career
- Justice Bethel has served as a volunteer coach for many seasons in various youth sports for the Dalton Parks and Recreation Department.
- Charlie is active in the community having served in various leadership positions with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, United Way, and the Dalton Rotary Club among others.
- Justice Bethel also served on the Appropriations, Judiciary, Judiciary Non-civil, Retirement, Government Oversight, and Special Judiciary committees during his service in the Senate.
- Additionally, he served as an Administration Floor Leader, a Deputy Whip, and as Co-Chair of the Joint High School Athletics Overview Committee.
- During his service in the Senate, he served as the Chair of both the Insurance & Labor Committee and the Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee.
- Thereafter, he was elected four times to serve in the Georgia State Senate.
- Responding to a call for public service, Justice Bethel was twice elected to serve as an Alderman for the City of Dalton.
- He practiced law in Dalton with Minor Bell & Neal (now “The Minor Firm”) and spent over a decade in the flooring industry in executive and legal capacities working for J&J Industries.
- Following his formal education, Justice Bethel served as a law clerk on the U.S.
- Justice Bethel was elected to six-year terms on the Supreme Court in 2020 and 2026.
- He previously served on the Georgia Court of Appeals, the state’s intermediate appellate court.
- Bethel SC Admin 2026-05-21T11:49:07-04:00 Justice Charles Jones (“Charlie”) Bethel was appointed to the Supreme Court of Georgia on September 4, 2018, by Governor Nathan Deal.
Judicial service
- Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia
- Bethel SC Admin 2026-05-21T11:49:07-04:00 Justice Charles Jones (“Charlie”) Bethel was appointed to the Supreme Court of Georgia on September 4, 2018, by Governor Nathan Deal.
- He previously served on the Georgia Court of Appeals, the state’s intermediate appellate court.
- Justice Bethel was elected to six-year terms on the Supreme Court in 2020 and 2026.
Education
- Dalton High School
- earned both his business (BBA 1998) and law (JD 2001) degrees from the University of Georgia
Personal record
Athens and raised in Dalton, a place he and his family still call home. He is a
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