Joseph West Dent

Incumbent Judge of Superior Court in GA

Joseph West Dent is a candidate for Judge of Superior Court Georgia in Statewide, Georgia — 2026 Primary Election.

Also running: Ralph Waldo Powell, George Jason Souther, Tracey Diane Mason, 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, Dustin Wayne Hightower, 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.

Joseph West Dent is an incumbent judge seeking re-election to the Superior Court in Georgia's Dougherty Judicial Circuit. Running in a nonpartisan race for the May 19, 2026 general election, he appears to be running unopposed, indicating he is set to take office. As of early 2026, detailed information regarding his legal experience, ethics, judicial administration, judicial philosophy, or community involvement is not widely available online. He has not provided responses to candidate surveys or established a campaign website, nor has he received endorsements from progressive organizations.