On Dec. 1, 2009, Andrew C. Hamlin was officially sworn in as chief assistant district attorney for the 24th Judicial Circuit, comprised of Fayette, Lamar and Pickens Counties in Alabama.
As chief assistant, Hamlin will supervise all other assistant district attorneys within the office, and will manage and conduct all grand juries within the circuit. He will also be responsible for coordinating and conducting all felony prosecutions in the three counties of Circuit, and for all matters involving the state of Alabama that arise in the Circuit Court.
Hamlin graduated from the University of Alabama in 2002 with a BA in communication and information sciences. He attended Jones Law School, receiving his J.D. in 2006 while clerking for the city of Montgomery, Ala. Hamlin has served as assistant district attorney for the 24th Judicial Circuit since Aug. 1, 2006.
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