Dustin Wayne Hightower

Dustin Wayne Hightower is a candidate for Judge of Superior Court Georgia Primary Election in 2026 in Statewide, Georgia.

Incumbent Superior Court Judge in Carrollton, GA

Also running: Ralph Waldo Powell, George Jason Souther, Tracey Diane Mason, Joseph West Dent, Tracie H. Cason, Angela Denise Duncan, Benjamin W Karpf, Alicia Coogle Jones, Patrick Samuel Eidson, Wesley Brian Beamon, Kelly Lee Ellerbe, Ann Bethune Harris, Geronda V. Carter, Utrophia Daniell Robinson, Philip Copeland Smith, Mary Elizabeth Priest, Alice Elizabeth Benton, Charles M Eaton Jr., Ben Joseph Miller Jr., Jeffrey Howard Kight, John Kendall Gross, Nikia Lacole Smith Sellers, Paige Reese Whitaker, Pandora Elaine Palmer, Don Wesley Thompson, Rosemary M. Greene, M Anthony Baker, Amanda Nichole Heath, Richard Timothy Hamil, Amy Elaine Smith, Eric Wayne Norris, Lisa Lott, Maxine C. "cindy" Morris, Kevin Michael Farmer, Sarah Griffie, Sonja N Brown, Latisha Dear Jackson, David Lafayette Mincey Iii, Courtney L. Johnson, Ken Smith, Matthew Wayne Rollins, Robert D. Leonard Ii, Cynthia C. Adams, Phillip Titus Raymond Iii, Barbara Alison Sosebee, Buck Levins, Kerry Banister Morris, Aaron Bradford Mason, Deitra Pleshette Burney-Butler, Tammy M Stokes, Connie Williford Marsh, Rhonda Bender Kreuziger, Samir Patel, D. Scott Smith, Kay Ann King, Jeffrey Scott Bagley, William F. Sparks, Elise Hoyle, Jeremy Clough, Robert C Mcburney, Mark A Hendrix, Jonathan Lang Adams, Natalie Fears Sundeen, Jason Jonathan Deal, Lindsay Hunter Burton, Alexia Davis Payne, Rebecca Ashley Wright, Gregory Alan Voyles, Richard Lowery Perryman Iii, Catherine Mims Smith, Henry Lewis Balkcom Iv, James Linder Prine Ii, Roger Bert Lane, Barry Abbott Fleming, J. Grady Blanchard, Bt Gutter Parker, Ramona Toole, Regina Jeanette Matthews, William D Reinhardt Ii, Benjamin David Coker, Dwight Jay Stewart, Carlton Henry Jones Iii, Bambi Nichole Carswell, Tippi Cain Burch, Chaundra Denise Lewis, Jesse Collins Stone, Craig Laurence Schwall, Janice Moore, Asha F. Jackson, Tommy Joe Smith, Cheveda Delieth Mccamy, Clarence Cuthpert Jr., Nancy Nash Bills, Layla H. Zon, Jephson "jep" Bendinger, Timothy R Walmsley.

Dustin Wayne Hightower is an incumbent Superior Court Judge in Georgia, seeking re-election to the Georgia 6th Superior Court District West Georgia Circuit in the May 19, 2026 general election. A Carrollton native, he graduated from the University of West Georgia and John Marshall Law School. Appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal, he previously served as a state representative, criminal defense attorney, and prosecutor. Judge Hightower is committed to serving his district with compassion and respect, and aims to establish a mental health court. He emphasizes empathy in his judicial approach, particularly in programs like Drug Court.