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Braun sworn in as Atlantic Circuit district attorney
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Gov. Brian Kemp, right, swears in Richard Braun as Atlantic Circuit District Attorney on Monday, Sept. 14, in Atlanta. Holding the Bible is Braun's wife Jennifer. (Photo provided).

Gov. Brian Kemp swore in Richard E. "Richy" Braun Jr. to serve as District Attorney for the Atlantic Judicial Circuit in ceremonies on Monday, Sept. 14, at the Capitol in Atlanta.

He fills the vacancy created by the appointment of the Honorable Billy Joe Nelson as judge of the Superior Court of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit on Sept. 4.

Braun is a lifelong resident of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit and a seventh-generation Liberty Countian.

He previously served as the Solicitor-General of McIntosh County and the Deputy Chief Assistant Attorney for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit.

He has also served as the city manager of the City of Darien and as a partner in the law firms of Braun & Braun LLP and Jones Osteen & Jones.

In private practice, Braun represented numerous financial institutions, local governments and governmental entities, including the City of Hinesville, McIntosh County, the City of Darien, and the McIntosh County Board of Education.

Braun began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Atlantic Judicial Circuit.

Braun's term as district attorney will end on Dec. 31, and a special election will be held on Nov. 3, with the new term beginning on Jan. 1. Candidates in the Republican special election are Braun and Assistant District Attorney Laurie Elyse Baio.