More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. ‘A HALL OF HOPE’: Newton judicial center formally renamed for late judge Georgia Supreme Court chief justice, widow among speakers during dedication ceremony Horace Johnson Jr.'s family members unveil a portrait of Johnson that will hang inside the lobby following a Friday, Feb. 5, ceremony naming the county's judicial building for the late jurist who served on the Newton County Superior Court bench for 18 years. - photo by Tom Spigolon COVINGTON, Ga. — The Newton County Judicial Center closed for a few hours Friday, Feb. 5, so county and judicial officials could honor and formally rename it for one of its longtime occupants.