Hon. Rhonda Bender Kreuziger

Griffin Circuit Superior Court

Professional Experience:
Superior Court Judge, Griffin Judicial Circuit (covering Fayette, Pike, Spalding, and Upson counties) – August 17, 2021, to the present.

Associate Juvenile Court Judge, Griffin Judicial Circuit, August 31, 2020 – August 16, 2021.

Chief Judge, Fayetteville Municipal Court (Part-time position) – Interim Chief Judge from July 2018 until December 2018. Chief Judge from January 2019 until August 2020. While serving in this capacity as a part-time Judge, continued to manage and operate The Kreuziger Law Firm, P.C.

The Kreuziger Law Firm, P.C. – owned and operated the law firm from approximately June 2006 until August 2020 in the following areas of practice: Criminal Law (major felonies and misdemeanors); Family Law matters and also served as Guardian ad Litem; Personal Injury related cases; Landlord/Tenant matters; Breach of Contract; was lead counsel in several jury and bench trials in criminal and civil matters; and Criminal and Civil Appeals to both the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court. Part-time Solicitor for two (2) municipalities and subsequently served as a part-time Municipal Court Judge. Also served as a conflict attorney for the Georgia Public Defender Council for approximately eleven (11) years on a contractual basis.

Solicitor for the Town of Tyrone, Georgia and for the City of Senoia, Georgia – Served in this capacity for several years on a contractual basis from approximately 2006 until 2013.

Assistant District Attorney for the Griffin Judicial Circuit. Served as an Assistant District Attorney prosecuting felonies, misdemeanors, and juvenile related matters from approximately 2002 until 2006.

Law Clerk and Intern - Served as a law clerk in two civil litigation firms, assisting with catastrophic personal injury claims and workers’ compensation matters. During the last semester of law school, interned in the Special Prosecution Division for the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Georgia.

Forensic Serologist and Forensic Toxicologist - Prior to becoming an attorney, worked as a Forensic Serologist (analyzing rapes, homicides, and burglaries) with the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory, in Shreveport, Louisiana; and subsequently as a Forensic Toxicologist (identification and analysis of drugs) for SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories in Dallas, Texas.

Education and Licensure:

Licensed to practice law in Georgia and Wisconsin. Received a law degree from John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, Georgia, and a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from Northwestern State University in Louisiana.

Admitted to practice in the following jurisdictions:

United States Supreme Court – May 03, 2010
Supreme Court of the State of Georgia – September 17, 2002
Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia – September 13, 2002
Sworn into the State Bar of Georgia on June 21, 2002
Supreme Court of Wisconsin – November 12, 2009

Professional Associations/Committees, Recognitions, and Presentations:

Georgia Board of Governors – Griffin Post 2, Representative; Georgia Council of Superior Court Judges (CSCJ); Georgia Council of Superior Court Judges – Uniform Superior Court Rules Committee; Georgia Council of Superior Court Judges – Legislative Committee; Georgia Council of Superior Court Judges – Special Committee on Judicial Wellness; Georgia General Practice and Trial Law Section – Secretary; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers; Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys; Atlanta Lawyer’s Club; State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Wisconsin; Member of the Fayette County Bar Association; and, Member of the Spalding County Bar Association.

Guest Presenter, Continuing Education – Georgia Association of Civil Process Servers – “Georgia Process Service, Definitions and Objectives” (2023); Fayette County Bar Association Award for Outstanding Service to the Legal Community (2023); Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) Presenter – “Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct” (Fayette County Bar Association – 2022); Guest Presenter – “Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct: The Preamble – A Great Place to Start!” (Fayette County Bar Association – 2023); 2022 Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School Distinguished Alumni Award; Leadership Academy for the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, 2009; Guest Instructor for the DUI Case Preparation and Courtroom Presentation at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (2009 – 2011); CLE presenter - “How to Try a Case in a Conservative Jurisdiction – The Importance of Understanding Venue” (2010); CLE presenter – “Preparation and Investigation of a Criminal Case” (2011); and, The John Marshall Law School Award for Outstanding Service to School and Community (2001).