McCracken Poston

Professional career

• Appointed to the Catoosa County Juvenile Court in 1997, Poston has held the role of a part‐time juvenile court judge in the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit
• Restricted from practicing law in juvenile courts but remains eligible for practice at all other trial and appellate levels in Georgia and Tennessee
• McCracken King Poston Jr. is a part‐time juvenile court judge for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit in Georgia, primarily serving in Catoosa County, and is also a criminal defense attorney practicing in Georgia and Tennessee

Education

Additional information

• Poston is a solo practitioner and a criminal defense attorney with a record of high‐profile cases, including defending Alvin Ridley in the 1999 murder trial, the Tri‐State Crematory case, and Operation Meth Merchant.
• From 1989 to 1997, Poston served four terms in the Georgia House of Representatives (2nd and 3rd districts).
• After leaving the legislature, he ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Congress in 1996
• Known for championing the Ethics in Government Act of 1992, which required lobbyist registration and expenditure reporting.
• Born October 24, 1959 in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, Poston attended public schools in Catoosa County, earned a B.A. from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and a J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he was president of his class.
• He held a position as an assistant district attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit and in private practice before entering public service
• He has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Georgia by the American Trial Lawyers Association