Background
Etheridge, Jack Paul was born on March 16, 1927 in Atlanta. Son of Anton Lee and Jessie Shephard (Brown) Etheridge.
Etheridge, Jack Paul was born on March 16, 1927 in Atlanta. Son of Anton Lee and Jessie Shephard (Brown) Etheridge.
Graduate, Darlington School, Rome, Georgia, 1945. Bachelor of Science, Davidson College, 1949. Juris Doctor, Emory University, 1955.
Since practiced in, Atlanta member firm, Huie, Etheridge & Harland, 1959-1966; member, Georgia General Assembly from Fulton County, 1963-1966; judge, Fulton Superior Court, 1966-1976; senior judge, Fulton Superior Court, 1977-1991; litigation manager, Fulton Superior Court, 1991; faculty, National Judicial College faculty, College Criminal Justice faculty, Law School, University of Southern California, 1977-1980; associate dean, Emory University Law School, Atlanta, 1981-1988; chief judicial officer, Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., Atlanta, 1992-1998. Member Georgia Crime Commission, 1971-1973. Board directors Atlanta Legal Aid Society, 1960-1970.
Trustee Davidson College, 1966-1975. Trustee Arts Festival of Atlanta, 1971-1974, Atlanta University, 1977-1987. Chairman board directors Atlanta Neighborhood Justice, Inc., Wolfcreek Wilderness Schools, Inc.
Fellow Harvard Law School, 1980. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Served with with Army of the United States, 1949-1952.
Fellow American Bar Association, American Bar Foundation, Georgia Bar Association, International Academy Trial Judges, Center for Public Resources. Member Atlanta Bar Association (president 1962-1963), National Conference State Trial Judges (chairman 1978-1979), Atlanta History Society (trustee 1969-1975), National Academy Public Administration, Beta Theta Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Ursula Schlatter, February 2, 1952. Children: Jack Paul, Margaret Ann, Mary Elizabeth.