Cranford Appointed District Attorney

Staff Report From Newnan CEO

Friday, January 26th, 2018

Gov. Nathan Deal announced the appointment of the Honorable John Herbert Cranford Jr. as district attorney of the Coweta Judicial Circuit. Cranford will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of the Honorable Peter J. Skandalakis. The appointment will take effect upon swearing in.

John Herbert Cranford Jr.
Cranford is the assistant district attorney of the Coweta Judicial Circuit. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia and a law degree from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. Cranford resides in Newnan.