Balanced Experience.
Fresh Perspective.
The law belongs to all of us.
Balanced Experience
Fresh Perspective
Law should not be a weapon to divide the community. It should be used as a tool to protect and provide opportunities to restore when possible.
Augusta’s Superior Court often touches people’s lives at their most vulnerable moments. Alexia understands what’s at stake from a career spent serving the people of this circuit.
“I’ve stood beside people for 20 years when everything was on the line, making sure they got a fair trial and their rights were protected. I’ve fought for parents who deserved an equal shot at staying in their children’s lives and I’ve represented the injured who deserved the same justice as anyone with more resources. Our community deserves a judge who has been in all these situations, fighting for fairness in every one of them. That’s balanced experience.”
– Alexia Davis Payne
Together, we will build a court that Augusta and Waynesboro can be proud of.
"This bench has seen the courtroom from only one angle for far too long. I've spent my career representing people who walk in scared, overwhelmed and hoping someone will listen. A court that serves everyone needs a judge who has served everyone." - ALEXIA DAVIS PAYNE
• Over a decade representing people who couldn’t afford an attorney through the Georgia Public Defender Council
• Experience navigating the intersection of poverty, addiction, mental illness, and the justice system
• Active in community organizations including Boys & Girls Club, Dream Builders, and Tabernacle Baptist Church
• Leadership Augusta graduate and former class chair with deep roots across Richmond and Burke counties
A transformative vision for Superior Court.
- Courthouse to Career: Alexia will partner with schools and employers to create job opportunities that improve financial stability for families, breaking cycles of poverty and crime.
- Expand Treatment Court Access: Augusta has the lowest number of treatment court participants compared to similarly sized circuits in Georgia. Alexia will actively eliminate judicial obstacles to Accountability Court participation and expansion, giving people battling addiction a real path to recovery.
- Reduce Case Backlogs: Victims deserve closure. The accused deserve their day in court. Alexia will work to eliminate unnecessary delays so justice isn’t delayed for anyone.
- Address Jail Overcrowding: Reduce overcrowding for those charged with low-level, nonviolent offenses, ensuring jail space is reserved for those who pose a genuine public safety risk while reducing taxpayer costs to house inmates.
