The Henry County Board of Commissioners approved the appointment and authorized a payment for a senior Magistrate Court Judge at the scheduled Commission meeting.

Martin C. Jones will take the seat of Magistrate Judge Robert L. Godwin beginning January 1, 2019 and will be paid at the rate of $45 per hour.

The Board also approved a resolution authorizing the payment of an annual salary for the Offices of Associate Magistrate Judge in the amount of $91,253.32 as well as a budget amendment in the amount of $17,856 to cover six months of Magistrate salaries and benefits from the Contingency Fund to the Magistrate Fund.

For more information about Henry County Courts, please visit www.co.henry.ga.us/Departments/Courts.