The Atlanta Lawyer October 2012 | Page 5

celebrating service Celebrating Service Awards Community Service Award Public Service Award ervice to others has always been a priority for Atlanta Bar Association Community Service Award winner, the Honorable Asha Jackson. Long before committing her professional career to public service as a Superior Court Judge in Dekalb County, Jackson spent countless hours donating her time to others. Quoting Mother Teresa, Judge Jackson explains that “service is the rent we pay for our place here on earth. Serving others is innate – almost like breathing. I always gain more than I give when I serve.” State Representative Wendell Willard, who represents the 49th District in the Georgia House of Representatives, is the 2012 recipient of the Celebrating Service Public Service Award. Representative Willard has represented residents of parts of Fulton County in the Y