Sammon

• Citation: Vol. 29 No. 1 Pg. 0044
• Publication year: 2023
• Pages: 0044

John C. Sammon Receives the Bar's Highest Honor No. Vol. 29 No. 1 Pg. 44 Georgia Bar Journal August, 2023

The 2023 Distinguished Service Award was presented to John C. Sammon at the State Bar's Annual Meeting for his extensive service to the legal profession, the justice system and the public.

BY ASHLEY G. STOLLAR

John C. Sammon accepts the Distinguished Service Award from 2022-23 President Sarah B. "Sally" Akins.

PHOTO BY JENNIFER R. MASON

The Distinguished Service Award is the highest honor bestowed by the State Bar of Georgia for conspicuous service to the cause of jurisprudence and to the advancement of the legal profession in the state of Georgia.

During the Saturday evening business meeting of the State Bar's Annual Meeting in Savannah, 2022-23 President Sarah B. "Sally" Akins presented this prestigious award to John C. Sammon.

Sammon was honored for his extensive service to the legal system over his 46-year career as an attorney, which includes being elected as the 31st and youngest president of the State Bar of Georgia, serving in 1993-94 following stints as treasurer (1989-92), president-elect (1992-93) and president of the Younger Lawyers Section (1987-88). Sammon also served as a member of the Board of Governors and Executive Committee of the State Bar of Georgia from 1985-1995.

Sammon is a graduate of Emory University, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree. He earned his law degree from Emory University School of Law in 1977 and was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia the same year.

Sammon has also served the legal profession as interim director of the Office of Bar Admissions, chair of the State Bar of Georgia Real Property Law Section, member of the Board of Governors, member of the State Disciplinary Board Investigative Panel and Review Panel, and member of the Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission, as well as serving as a trustee of the Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education and Georgia Bar Foundation, where he is also a fellow.

Upon presenting Sammon with the 2023 Distinguished Service...