Office of the District Attorney
Toombs Judicial Circuit
Meet the District Attorney
District Attorney Dennis Sanders started his
career as an Assistant District Attorney in April
1973. He was elected and took office as the
District Attorney in 1984 and has been reelected
in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004. During
his 35 years in the District Attorney’s Office,
Dennis has tried hundreds of cases ranging
from misdemeanor trials to death penalty murder
cases.
career as an Assistant District Attorney in April
1973. He was elected and took office as the
District Attorney in 1984 and has been reelected
in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004. During
his 35 years in the District Attorney’s Office,
Dennis has tried hundreds of cases ranging
from misdemeanor trials to death penalty murder
cases.
Dennis is a graduate of Mercer University and Mercer Law School and is
currently on the Alumni Board of his alma mater. During his 35 years as a
prosecutor, Dennis has earned a reputation as not only one of the top
prosecuting trial lawyers in Georgia, but also has been recognized
nationally as a lecturer. He has served as a member of the faculty and
lecturer for the National College of District Attorney’s and the State Bar of
Georgia and the Prosecuting Attorney's Council. His lectures have
included topics on Voire Dire, Opening Statements, Cross-Examination,
Prosecution of Murder Cases, Ethics, Professionalism, and the Courtroom
Presentation of Demonstrative Evidence. Dennis has served as President
of the District Attorney’s Association, Chairman of the Prosecuting
Attorney’s Council, and Council of Prosecution for Masons of Georgia,
and Board of Governors for Georgia, President of the Toombs Circuit Bar,
and currently serves as Chairman of the Ethics Investigative Panel for the
State Bar of Georgia, and the Gridiron Secret Society. Dennis has
recently been appointed by the Supreme Court of Georgia as Mentor for
future beginning lawyers in Georgia. He is the 2005 recipient of the
prestigious Justice Robert Benham award for outstanding community
service. In 2006, he was selected as Georgia's District Attorney of the
Year. Recently, he was named to the Super Lawyers Publication, which
recognizes the top five percent of the attorneys in Georgia.
currently on the Alumni Board of his alma mater. During his 35 years as a
prosecutor, Dennis has earned a reputation as not only one of the top
prosecuting trial lawyers in Georgia, but also has been recognized
nationally as a lecturer. He has served as a member of the faculty and
lecturer for the National College of District Attorney’s and the State Bar of
Georgia and the Prosecuting Attorney's Council. His lectures have
included topics on Voire Dire, Opening Statements, Cross-Examination,
Prosecution of Murder Cases, Ethics, Professionalism, and the Courtroom
Presentation of Demonstrative Evidence. Dennis has served as President
of the District Attorney’s Association, Chairman of the Prosecuting
Attorney’s Council, and Council of Prosecution for Masons of Georgia,
and Board of Governors for Georgia, President of the Toombs Circuit Bar,
and currently serves as Chairman of the Ethics Investigative Panel for the
State Bar of Georgia, and the Gridiron Secret Society. Dennis has
recently been appointed by the Supreme Court of Georgia as Mentor for
future beginning lawyers in Georgia. He is the 2005 recipient of the
prestigious Justice Robert Benham award for outstanding community
service. In 2006, he was selected as Georgia's District Attorney of the
Year. Recently, he was named to the Super Lawyers Publication, which
recognizes the top five percent of the attorneys in Georgia.
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Office of the District Attorney
Toombs Judicial Circuit
| 110 Central Avenue Thomson, Georgia 706. 595. 7175 706. 595.8616 fax |
| "If you lose your compassion, you become a persecutor instead of a prosecutor. The words are very similar, but there is a big difference between them." - Dennis Sanders |