Experience

• 27 Years as a Trial Attorney
• 17 Years as a Fulton County Asst. District Attorney
• Former Federal Prosecutor
• Major, National Guard
• Military Judge and Assistant Judge Advocate
• Over 250 jury trials, with a 95% conviction rate

Biography

John Turner is a lifelong resident of Atlanta and Fulton County. John was born at Grady Memorial Hospital on August 24, 2026 and is the son of John and Janell Turner. John grew up in Northwest Atlanta where, as a young man, he had a paper route delivering the Atlanta Journal & Constitution and cut lawns. He resides in South Atlanta today.

John graduated from Henry McNeil Turner High School in 1965. He completed his undergraduate degree in History at Morris Brown College in 1969, where he graduated Cum Laude and was named most Outstanding Student in the History Department.

In 1972, John completed his Juris Doctorate at George Washington University in Washington, DC with honors. After graduating law school, John worked as an attorney advisor for the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission for two years in D.C. In 1973, he returned to Atlanta where he became a trial attorney for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

John was then appointed to the U.S. Attorney’s office for two years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, working in the Organized Crime and Fraud Sections. From 1975 to 1981, John established his own private practice of law where he specialized in criminal trial law.

For the 17 years between 1981 and 1997, he was a Fulton County Assistant District Attorney, working under District Attorney Lewis Slaton. John served both as a trial attorney and a Legal Advisor to the Intelligence Division during his tenure in the Fulton County DA's office.

John continued his post graduate education at Atlanta University where he received his MA in Criminal Justice Administration. He furthered his education in criminal prosecution by attending Emory University where he received his LLM in litigation in 1990. John lectures internationally to the International Crime Conference on such topics as White Collar criminal investigations and the RICO statute.

More important to John Turner than any of his achievements is his commitment to the criminal justice process. He believes that every person accused of a crime should be treated fairly and be brought to trial in an expedient manner. He further believes that criminals should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and they should receive sentences that are appropriate to their crime.