Georgia Bar honors Columbia County DA Bobby Christine for work with military

The State Bar of Georgia Military/Veterans Law Section recently honored Columbia Judicial Circuit District Attorney Bobby L. Christine, of Evans, with the Marshall-Tuttle Award.

The Marshall-Tuttle Award is presented annually to a lawyer who provides outstanding legal assistance to service members and veterans, according to a news release from the state bar.

Christine, a major general in the U.S. Army National Guard, serves as the senior uniformed Judge Advocate General in the Guard, spanning all 50 states and four U.S. territories, according to the release. He was presented the award this month during the annual meeting of the State Bar of Georgia.

The award is named in honor and memory of Army Cpl. Evan Andrew Marshall, a soldier from Athens, who was killed in action in Iraq in 2008, and U.S. Circuit Judge Elbert Parr Tuttle, who served in the U.S. Army for 30 years, according to the release.

Prior to becoming the district attorney for Columbia County, Christine served as a judge in Columbia County Magistrate Court and as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.

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