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Holt, Ahmed A
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This profile reflects positional accountability — this individual held the leadership roles shown during the dates shown, during which the listed deaths or lawsuits occurred. Inclusion does not constitute a legal finding of personal culpability for any specific incident.
Tenure Summary
Ahmed A. Holt has held progressively senior positions within the Georgia Department of Corrections since at least 2015, moving from a Correction Administration role through Warden 2 (2016–2017), Deputy Director (2018–2019), and Assistant Commissioner (2020–present), where GPS records show his annual salary reaching $155,432 by 2025. GPS records show no deaths attributed to facility-leader tenures held by Holt — the structured records contain no deaths during tenure and no facility assignments are linked to his Warden 2 postings. However, Holt has been named as a defendant in multiple federal civil rights lawsuits spanning his warden and senior-leadership years, with 21 cases on record across three federal districts.
What Happened on Their Watch
Warden 2 (2016–2017) — facility unspecified: GPS records do not identify the facility or facilities where Holt held the Warden 2 title during 2016–2017, and no deaths are attributed to those postings. Two civil suits were filed naming Holt directly during this period: Schwindler v. Holt (GAND, filed June 2016; terminated October 2017) and a companion filing, Schwindler v. Holt (GASD, filed July 2016; terminated January 2017). The underlying allegations in those cases are not detailed in GPS records.
Deputy Director (2018–2019) — agency-wide: Holt's elevation to Deputy Director moved him out of a single-facility accountability tier. No deaths are linked to this role in GPS records, and no lawsuits name him as a defendant during this specific window.
Assistant Commissioner (2020–present) — agency-wide: As Assistant Commissioner, Holt has been named as a defendant in a growing volume of federal civil litigation. Cases filed during this period include Martin v. Holt (GAMD, filed January 2023, pending); Emery v. Holt (GAND, filed August 2024, pending); Tucker v. Holt (GAMD, filed October 2024, terminated June 2025); Jones v. Holt (GAMD, filed June 2025, pending); and Miller v. Holt (GAMD, filed August 2025, pending). Additional suits filed during this period name co-defendants alongside Holt or name GDC more broadly: Ryhme v. Georgia Department of Corrections (GAND, filed September 2024, pending) and Morgan v. Oliver (GAND, filed March 2025, pending). GPS records do not detail the underlying allegations or outcomes for any of these cases, and no settlement amounts are recorded.
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Litigation
- Gumm v. Jacobs, 5:15-cv-00041, GAMD — filed 2015-02-12; terminated 2019-05-07
- Schwindler v. Holt, 1:16-cv-01845, GAND — filed 2016-06-06; terminated 2017-10-23
- Schwindler v. Holt, 4:16-cv-00189, GASD — filed 2016-07-06; terminated 2017-01-25
- Griggs v. Davis, 1:17-cv-00089, GASD — filed 2017-07-27; terminated 2022-01-03
- Diamond v. Ward, 5:20-cv-00453, GAMD — filed 2020-12-01; terminated 2023-01-23
- Middleton v. Ward, 5:21-cv-00334, GAMD — filed 2021-09-10; terminated 2022-03-09
- Lynch v. Ward, 5:21-cv-00461, GAMD — filed 2021-12-27; terminated 2023-06-07
- Canning v. Jackson, 1:22-cv-00339, GAND — filed 2022-01-27; terminated 2022-05-23
- Canning v. Jackson, 6:22-cv-00038, GASD — filed 2022-05-25; terminated 2023-11-02
- Martin v. Holt, 5:23-cv-00004, GAMD — filed 2023-01-04; pending
- Bonner v. Ward, 6:23-cv-00014, GASD — filed 2023-02-24; terminated 2024-08-16
- Hall v. Shepard, 5:23-cv-00205, GAMD — filed 2023-06-08; terminated 2024-06-11
- Tucker v. Wellpath LLC, 5:24-cv-00215, GAMD — filed 2024-07-03; pending
- Emery v. Holt, 1:24-cv-03486, GAND — filed 2024-08-06; pending
- Ryhme v. Georgia Department of Corrections, 1:24-cv-04156, GAND — filed 2024-09-16; pending
- Tucker v. Holt, 5:24-cv-00360, GAMD — filed 2024-10-16; terminated 2025-06-11
- Morgan v. Oliver, 1:25-cv-01700, GAND — filed 2025-03-31; pending
- Hamilton v. Beasley, 6:25-cv-00057, GASD — filed 2025-07-22; pending
- Roberson v. Oliver, 3:25-cv-00084, GASD — filed 2025-08-13; pending
- Jones v. Holt, 5:25-cv-00271, GAMD — filed 2025-06-25; pending
- Miller v. Holt, 5:25-cv-00356, GAMD — filed 2025-08-25; pending
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Sources
- GPS records — personnel and position data for Ahmed A. Holt, 2015–2025
- CourtListener — docket records for all 21 civil cases listed above, across GAMD, GAND, and GASD
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| COMMISSIONER, ASSISTANT | 2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31 | |
| COMMISSIONER, ASSISTANT | 2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31 | |
| COMMISSIONER, ASSISTANT | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 | |
| COMMISSIONER, ASSISTANT | 2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31 | |
| COMMISSIONER, ASSISTANT | 2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31 | |
| COMMISSIONER, ASSISTANT | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 | |
| DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | |
| DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31 | |
| WARDEN 2 | 2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31 | |
| WARDEN 2 | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | |
| CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:25-cv-00356 | GAMD | 2025-08-25 | pending |
| 3:25-cv-00084 | GASD | 2025-08-13 | pending |
| 6:25-cv-00057 | GASD | 2025-07-22 | pending |
| 5:25-cv-00271 | GAMD | 2025-06-25 | pending |
| 1:25-cv-01700 | GAND | 2025-03-31 | pending |
| 5:24-cv-00360 | GAMD | 2024-10-16 | terminated |
| 1:24-cv-04156 | GAND | 2024-09-16 | pending |
| 1:24-cv-03486 | GAND | 2024-08-06 | pending |
| 5:24-cv-00215 | GAMD | 2024-07-03 | pending |
| 5:23-cv-00205 | GAMD | 2023-06-08 | terminated |
| 6:23-cv-00014 | GASD | 2023-02-24 | terminated |
| 5:23-cv-00004 | GAMD | 2023-01-04 | pending |
| 6:22-cv-00038 | GASD | 2022-05-25 | terminated |
| 1:22-cv-00339 | GAND | 2022-01-27 | terminated |
| 5:21-cv-00461 | GAMD | 2021-12-27 | terminated |
| 5:21-cv-00334 | GAMD | 2021-09-10 | terminated |
| 5:20-cv-00453 | GAMD | 2020-12-01 | terminated |
| 1:17-cv-00089 | GASD | 2017-07-27 | terminated |
| 4:16-cv-00189 | GASD | 2016-07-06 | terminated |
| 1:16-cv-01845 | GAND | 2016-06-06 | terminated |
| 5:15-cv-00041 | GAMD | 2015-02-12 | terminated |
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