Tripp Fitzner
District Attorney · Middle Judicial Circuit of Georgia
The State's Lawyer for Five Counties

Murder, rape, and crimes against children get tried here, not talked about.

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From the District Attorney

The Blog
October 19, 2026

Needed

We don’t know which day will be the last one we are needed to tie our child’s shoes. Or teach them how to ride a bike. Or make them look both ways before they…

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October 17, 2026

Sitting beside them

When a kid gets bored there's almost always a cell phone or iPad or something with a screen nearby. Our sons and daughters grow up with plenty of things competing for their attention, and…

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October 13, 2026

Early voting dates

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October 11, 2026

More tools

Buying a man a new set of tools doesn’t necessarily mean he’s going to get rid of the old ones. It means he now has more tools. This is worth understanding before making plans…

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October 9, 2026

When someone tells you what's happening at home

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and part of prevention is knowing how to respond when someone tells you what's happening at home.

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5,811
Cases closed, 2020–2025
2,910
Convictions, 2020–2025
6,261
Cases worked by the DA personally
$1M+
In grants won for victims and the circuit
From the office's closed-case disposition logs, public record. Details on The Record.

The Mission

No. 1

The mission of the Office of the District Attorney of the Middle Judicial Circuit is to keep our communities safe and to protect the constitutional rights of all citizens, including the accused, through the prompt, fair, and efficient prosecution of criminal offenses with integrity, honor, and the highest degree of professionalism.