Awards & Recognition

Georgia Justice Project was honored to receive the Dream Forward Social Justice Award at The King Center’s second annual Dream Forward Community Service Awards on January 9, 2018.  This recognition is given yearly to those who have demonstrated an outstanding impact in … Continue reading →

GJP’s Executive Director, Doug Ammar, was chosen as one of Davidson’s Game Changers.  Doug received his undergraduate degree from Davidson College in 1984, and Davidson and GJP have worked together on several projects over the years. Davidson’s Game Changers, by … Continue reading →

On Thursday, October 27, the State Bar of Georgia awarded one of GJP’s volunteers, Michele Young, as a 2016 recipient of the H. Sol. Clark Pro Bono Award.  Michele was honored for her professionalism and commitment to the delivery of pro … Continue reading →

Congrats to GJP’s Policy Director & Attorney, Marissa McCall Dodson, on being named in the Daily Report’s “On the Rise 2015”.  Read the full article here as she discusses the progress of criminal justice reform in Georgia.

Marissa McCall Dodson, GJP’s Policy Director and Attorney was honored on July 24, 2015  with the National Association of Criminal Justice Lawyers’ (NACDL) Champion of State Criminal Justice Reform Award at NACDL’s 14th Annual State Criminal Justice Network conference in Denver, … Continue reading →

Georgia Justice Project’s Policy Director and Attorney, Marissa McCall Dodson, was one of 40 lawyers selected in the Daily Report’s “40 Under 40 on the Rise” for their 2015 class.  This honor acknowledges Georgia lawyers who are making a difference … Continue reading →