R Edward Reddick Jr

R. Edward Reddick, Jr (born April 9, 1939) is an attorney and retired Judge of the State Court for Effingham County. He is a native of Screven County and moved to Springfield, Georgia to establish a law practice in 1966. He was elected Effingham County State Court Judge in 1970, a position he held until retiring in 2003. When he became Judge, there were about 60 cases in State Court every month compared to over 600 cases per month when he retired. A Paramount motion picture asked him to play the judge in Sam Raimi's The Gift in 2000. Today, he practices law at Reddick & Exley in Springfield, Georgia and serves as Judge Pro Tem of the Effingham County State Court.

Law Practice

At the encourgement of his uncle, Dr. Grady Flythe, Reddick moved to Springfield, Ga. to begin his private law practice in 1966. When his brother, Grady Reddick graduated from law school in 1978, the two teamed up to form Reddick & Reddick. This partnership lasted for 10 years until Grady Reddick was elected Solicitor for the State Court of Screven County. Today, he maintains his law practice with Denmond Exley in Springfield, Georgia.

Service as Judge of the State Court of Effingham County

In 1970, he ran for Effingham County State Court Judge and ran unopposed for 8 terms. Along with the growth of Rincon and Effingham County, the court moved to full time status in 2001 and Reddick retired the following year. Ronald K. Thommpson succeeded him in becoming the next Judge of the State Court of Effingham County. Thompson, in turn, appointed Reddick Judge Pro Tem of the State Court allowing Reddick to fill in for his absence.

Movies

In 2000, a Paramount motion picture asked Reddick to play the role as judge in Sam Raimi's The Gift. Part of this movie was filmed in Savannah, Georgia and the courthouse in Effingham County.