Harold Banke

Professional career

• Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1997-present
• Harold R. Banke (1916–2002) was a distinguished jurist who held the role of a Superior Court judge, Chief Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals, and later Senior Appellate Judge in Georgia
• His name is also associated with the Harold R. Banke Justice Center in Clayton County, opened in 2000, which houses detention facilities, sheriff’s headquarters, and multiple courtrooms
• Superior Court Judge, Clayton Circuit (1961–1977), serving as Chief Judge for the last 15 years

Education

Additional information

• Later appointed Senior Appellate Judge by Governor Zell Miller and served until July 1, 1999, at age 82
• In 1996, Banke filed a lawsuit to prevent mandatory retirement at age 75, but lost the case.
• In 1977, Governor George Busbee appointed him to the Georgia Court of Appeals, where he served until 1991.
• Chief Judge from January 1, 1985, to December 31, 1986, and Presiding Judge from 1987