2010 Drug, DUI and Mental Health Court Conference

Presenter Biographies 18
Judge Michael P. Boggs was elected Superior Court Judge in 2004 for the six-county Waycross Judicial Circuit.
Judge Boggs received his undergraduate degree in Political Science and Psychology from Georgia Southern College
and earned his J.D. from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law in 1990. Judge Boggs initiated a
drug court program in his circuit in 2008 and he currently serves as a member of the Judicial Council of Georgia
Standing Committee on Drug Courts. In 2008, Judge Boggs received the Boy Scouts of America “Golden Eagle”
Award for his service to the community and his support of scouting. Judge Boggs is also a 2009 graduate of Leadership
Georgia. Judge Boggs currently serves on the College Foundation Board of Trustees at Waycross College
and Okefenokee Technical College, the Waycross YMCA Board of Directors, and is past president of the Waycross
Bar Association. Judge Boggs is also a former instructor at the University of Georgia Gary Christie Trial
Skills Clinic. Judge Boggs previously served as a Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2000-2004
where he served on the Judiciary, Public Safety and Government Affairs Committees. While in the legislature,
Judge Boggs authored The Child Protection Act, a bill aimed at protecting children from sexual predators. In 2002,
he was selected as the Outstanding Freshman Member of the Georgia General Assembly, and also received recognition
by the Editors of Georgia Trend Magazine by being named one of the “40 under 40” rising stars of Georgia.
Judge Boggs serves as a Deacon at Central Baptist Church in Waycross. He and his wife reside in Pierce County.
Mr. Paul L. Cary, M.S., is director of the Toxicology and Drug Monitoring Laboratory at University of Missouri
Health Care in Columbia, Missouri. For the past thirty years, Mr. Cary has been actively involved in the management
of a nationally-recognized toxicology laboratory (SAMHSA certified) that performs drug testing for drug
courts, hospitals, mental health facilities, attorneys, coroners and medical examiners, athletic programs, and public
and private employers. He has authored numerous scientific publications and monographs, has served on a variety
of clinical and technical advisory committees, teaches at the university, is involved in drug testing research, and
serves as a consultant in toxicology-related matters. Mr. Cary has also provided judicial education including lecturing
at the National Judicial College on alcohol pharmacology, the use of expert testimony and drug testing issues.
He has been certified as an expert and provided expert testimony in court (local, state and federal) and in
labor arbitration. Mr. Cary has been a resource to drug court teams throughout the nation and overseas and
serves as visiting faculty for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, the Center for Court Innovation,
the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and the National Drug Court Institute. University
of Missouri Health Care, Columbia Missouri, 65203 (573) 882-1273 / Fax: (573) 884-4917 /
Email: carypl@health.missouri.edu.
Mr. A. Blue Cole began his employment with the Georgia Division of Child Support Services in 2001 as a subcontractor
serving multiple child support offices. In 2009 he became a Fatherhood Coordinator for the agency
serving the Griffin-Spalding County child support office. The Division of Child Support Services recently appointed
Mr. Cole as the court coordinator for the problem solving court in Carroll County that utilizes the national model
of a child support problem solving court in this pilot project. The pilot begin in January 2009 and has shown early
successes, including partnering with thirty-one different organizations and graduating nine noncustodial parents.
Prior to his employment with the Division of Child Support Services, Mr. Cole owned and operated multiple businesses
in the Coweta County area. He brings a wealth of business contacts, energy and an entrepreneur's spirit to
DCSS and this court. He has been married for almost 10 years and has four children.