Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is northeast of Macon, located just before Eatonton on the way to Athens along U.S. Highway 441, and it is located on the Oconee River. The rapid current of the Oconee River here made this an attractive location to build a city. It was the capital of Georgia from 1804 to 1868, notably during the American Civil War. Milledgeville was preceded as the capital city by Louisville, and it was succeeded by Atlanta, the current capital.
The population of the town of Milledgeville was 18,757 at the 2000 Census.
Milledgeville is along the route of the under-construction Fall Line Freeway, which will link Milledgeville with Augusta, Macon, Columbus, and other Fall Line cities with long histories from Colonial Georgia.
Milledgeville is the principal city of the Milledgeville Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Baldwin and Hancock counties[4] and had a combined population of 54,776 at the 2000 census.
Milledgeville is home to Georgia College and State University, founded in 1889 and Georgia Military College, founded in 1879.
BALDWIN COUNTY JUDICIARYBaldwin County is part of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit which is comprised of Putnam County, Greene County, Jasper County, Hancock County, Morgan County, and Wilkinson County.
SUPERIOR COURT
Judge William A. Prior, Jr. – Chief Judge
Judge James L. Cline, Jr.
Judge Hugh V. Wingfield, III
If you have been injured by the negligence of others and will have to file suit in Baldwin County, Georgia, you will be filing a civil action for damages against the defendant. These judges hear all serious civil personal injury cases in Baldwin County, Georgia.BEN F. WINDHAM, P.C. CALLS THE OCMULGEE CIRCUIT HOME
The lawyers at Ben F. Windham, P.C. have been practicing in the Ocmulgee Circuit since 2007. The firm’s managing partner, Ben F. Windham and his family live in the Ocmulgee Circuit.
WHAT TYPES OF CASES DOES BEN F. WINDHAM, P.C. HANDLE IN BALDWIN COUNTY?
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DOES IT HELP TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY THAT IS EXPERIENCED IN BALDWIN COUNTY?
Yes. Just like a lawyer from New York would have a tough time in a small Georgia town it is can serve as a disadvantage to a plaintiff seeking justice in the Baldwin County Courts with an attorney who is not familiar with Milledgeville and the rest of the Ocmulgee Circuit. Hire a hometown law firm with big city experience. Hire Ben F. Windham, P.C. if you or a loved one is injured in Baldwin County / Milledgeville.