GA SR970

Georgia Senate honors Justice Verda M. Colvin for her historic achievements and distinguished legal career spanning multiple prosecutorial and judicial positions

Justice Colvin was appointed to the Supreme Court of Georgia on July 20, 2021, by Governor Brian Kemp, becoming the first African American woman appointed by a Republican governor to the state's highest court

Prior judicial experience includes nearly six years as a Superior Court Judge in the Macon Judicial Circuit and appointment to the Georgia Court of Appeals in April 2020

Legal career included service as Assistant Solicitor in Athens-Clarke County, Assistant General Counsel at Clark Atlanta University, Assistant District Attorney in Clayton County, and Assistant United States Attorney in the Middle District of Georgia

Secretary of the Senate directed to provide a copy of the resolution to Justice Colvin