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Stephen A. Eagleton

Family History

Eagleton’s legal and public service roots are over a century old. His great-grandfather was a doctor and a moving force in developing St. Louis into a major city. His paternal grandfather was an extraordinary lawyer who was a primary member of the prosecution team at the Nuremberg Trials. He was a civic leader in post-war St. Louis while on the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Club Board of Directors. His maternal Grandfather was an extraordinary Engineer who had a major impact on the development of St. Louis and its infrastructure. Mr. Eagleton’s father was a prominent physician and the team doctor for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team.  Stephen’s Uncle and Godfather, Thomas Eagleton, was one of Missouri’s greatest U.S. senators and public servants. His service to the United States was acknowledged when the largest Federal Courthouse was named after him.  Although Mr. Eagleton’s political views differ a bit from those of his late Uncle, the public service lessons and hard work he learned from his Grandfather and Uncle will never be forgotten. They were both some of the most respected, influential, and honorable individuals in their profession.

Legal Background

After receiving a Bachelor’s Degree from USD and attending Washington University for his MBA, Mr. Eagleton received his Law Degree from St. Louis University in 1996. Also, on two different occasions, Stephen was asked by the Missouri State Senate leadership to run for a coveted judicial circuit. Mr. Eagleton recently worked for the USAF at Robins AFB where he was rated as an expert in Dispute Resolution. Mr. Eagleton is a dispute resolution specialist with over 2200 cases resolved to date. The choice to resolve disputes versus practicing law was a decision Mr. Eagleton made without question before he finished law school. This aspect of his legacy forms the core of Stephen’s legal and public service philosophy. Since graduating from a top-tier Law School he has benefited from working with some of the greatest legal minds in the business. He worked for Judge George Gunn in the 8th Federal Circuit during law school. After clerking for Judge Gunn, Mr. Eagleton spent time in the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office and Fulton County State Court. He has worked for Judges Bob Cochran, Craig Schwall, and others in the Fulton County Courthouse. In his free time, Stephen enjoys spending time with his son and participating in activities like fishing, skiing, or golfing.  He attends Christ Our King And Savior Church. 

Connection to Greene County

Mr. Eagleton’s roots in Greene County reach back to the 1980s, when the Lake Oconee area was in its infancy. During this time, Mr. Eagleton spent hundreds of weekends at the lake water skiing, camping, and enjoying all that the area provided. Finally, in 1997, Mr. Eagleton became a property owner in Putnam County when he purchased a lakefront lot. Then again, in 2011, he purchased a condo in Greene County. He has been a resident ever since.

Why vote for Eagleton

Steve is not a political insider or lifelong state government employee; rather, he provides a highly experienced legal background with new ideas and a fair approach to the judicial process in Greene County. Small-town communities like Greensboro suffer from chronic favoritism like most small towns around the U.S. Everyone knows each other, and the decisions that are rendered in these communities show it. If you do not hire a local attorney in small-town America, you have little to no chance of prevailing in court. This needs to stop and is one of the primary reasons Mr. Eagleton is running for Probate Court Judge. Nepotism has no place in the judicial process. Mr. Eagleton’s dispute resolution experience and strong legal background, without being a local, make him a perfect candidate for Greene County Probate Court. If a local attorney or an individual with no legal background is elected, the decisions will continue to suffer. The Ocmulgee Circuit is one of the most overturned circuits in the State of Georgia.

Election

Mr. Eagleton considers the Georgia Probate & Magistrate Court one of the country’s best. This election is for both courts. The $15,000 Magistrate Court limit provides consumers an excellent means to pursue a remedy when an attorney is not practical due to cost. Without the high limits, the citizens of Georgia would have no reasonable means to recover their damages. Magistrate Court issues are decided by the judge, and those decisions should be made without nepotism.  A Probate Court Judge must also be knowledgeable about the law while also being able to read people and get to the truth. Many plaintiffs who use the Probate Court need attorneys or more legal training when they cannot afford an attorney.  As such, a Probate Judge must take their job seriously and adjust to the changes in their community while being able to find the truth in the case before them. Now, more than ever, there are con artists, scammers, and other despicable individuals who will do what they can to take a consumer’s money or modify a will, deed, or different transference. The Probate and Magistrate Court is the best defense to these behaviors. As such, Mr. Eagleton takes this responsibility very seriously. Any decision made by Mr. Eagleton, as judge of Greene County, will be made based upon the law and not who is standing before him.