John Craig Cotton

John “Craig” Cotton was born in Athens, Georgia, but raised in Cordele, Georgia. Craig graduated from Fullington Academy in Pinehurst in 1987 and attended both Valdosta State and Georgia Southwestern before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1989. Craig spent six (6) years in the U.S. Army, earning the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-6). He graduated from Columbus State University in 1997 and moved back to Cordele to work in his father’s law practice. In 2001, he earned his law degree from Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. He has been practicing law in Cordele and statewide since...