Ceasar Mitchell

Who is Ceasar Mitchell?

Ceasar C. Mitchell is the President of the Atlanta City Council. He presides at all Council meetings and votes in the case of a tie vote by the 15 council members, makes council committee appointments, and would exercise all powers as mayor should that office become vacant or the mayor becomes disable.

President Mitchell’s past leadership roles include chair of the Public Safety Committee, which oversees over half of the City’s General Fund budget; the Community Development/Human Resources Committee, which oversees the City’s economic development activities; and the City Utilities Committee. He also is a past member of the City’s Budget Commission, which authorizes the City’s annual revenue levels. In 2004, Mitchell served as Acting President of the City Council during a vacancy in the position.

Mitchell is Of Counsel with the global law firm of DLA Piper, P.C., where he practices commercial real estate and finance. A longtime community servant, Mitchell has held board directorships on behalf of civic, legal and community affairs organizations including Chairman of the Board of Directors for Hands On Atlanta, President of the Gate City Bar Association, Gubernatorial appointee to the Georgia Commission on Volunteerism and Service, and board member of Outward Bound Atlanta, Hands On Georgia, and The Future Foundation.