The additional Atlantic Judicial Circuit judgeship created by the General Assembly has been filled.

Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday that Mark Hendrix will be the newest Superior Court judge for the six-county circuit, which covers Liberty, Long, Bryan, Evans, McIntosh and Tattnall counties.

Hendrix is the founder and sole practitioner of Mark Hendrix, P.C. Alongside his private practice, he has served as the solicitor general of Liberty County since being appointed by former Gov. Nathan Deal in 2017, as the solicitor general of Long County since being appointed by former Gov. Sonny Perdue in 2008, and as the solicitor general of Richmond Hill for five years.

For nearly 10 years, Hendrix served as an assistant district attorney for the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, before going into private practice.

He earned his bachelor's from the University of Florida and his J.D. from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University.