Jonathan L. Adams
Jonathan Adams is the District Attorney for the Towaliga Judicial Circuit, which includes Butts, Lamar and Monroe counties. A career prosecutor for over 20 years, Jonathan’s trial experience include a broad range of major felonies throughout the state.
Jonathan retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. He ended his 28-year career in the Georgia Army National Guard after spending six years as an enlisted Soldier and twenty two years commissioned as a Military Police Officer. He deployed multiple times throughout the world to numerous locations to include Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Iraq. His military awards include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, and the Joint Serve Commendation Medal among others.
Jonathan serves as a council member for the Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia, President of the District Attorney's Association of Georgia, Member of the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Georgia, and Treasurer of the Board of Directors for The Crisis Line and Safe House of Central Georgia. His is also Past-President of the Kiwanis of Forsyth-Monroe County, a Paul Harris Fellow with the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, and a Colonel in the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.
Jonathan is married to the former Meredith Porcelli. They currently reside in Forsyth, Georgia with their three daughters, Katelyn, Emily and Madison.