Governor Kemp Announces Six Judicial Appointments https://madmimi.com/p/6c7d921?pact=1939528-163999701-115544648... Like Tweet Pin +1 in 1 of 2 For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Governor Kemp Announces Six Judicial Appointments Atlanta, GA Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced his appointment of Judge Verda Colvin to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Georgia. Colvin will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of the Honorable Harold D. Melton, effective July 1. "It is an honor to appoint such an experienced and accomplished justice to our state's Supreme Court," said Governor Kemp. "With Justice Colvin on the bench, Georgia's highest court is gaining an immensely talented and principled judge who will help guide it in the years to come." Judge Verda M. Colvin was appointed by Governor Brian P. Kemp to the Court of Appeals of Georgia and sworn in on April 10, 2020. Judge Colvin was the state's first African-American female appointed to the Georgia Court of Appeals by a Republican governor and will now be the first African-American female appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court by a Republican governor. Her appointment to the Superior Court by Governor Nathan Deal on April 16, 2014 made her the first African-American female judge in the Macon Judicial Circuit. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Judge Colvin attended D.M. Therrell High School in Georgia's capital city. She received her Bachelor of Arts Dual degree in Government and Religion from Sweet Briar College in Virginia and her Juris Doctorate from University of Georgia School of Law. Prior to her appointment to the bench, Judge Colvin was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Middle District of Georgia. Preceding her service with the federal government, she was an Assistant District Attorney in Clayton County, GA. She also served as Assistant General Counsel at Clarke-Atlanta University in Atlanta, GA. In 2019 she was appointed by the Georgia Supreme Court to serve on the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC). During her tenure as a Superior Court judge she served 7/21/2021, 8:28 AM Governor Kemp Announces Six Judicial Appointments https://madmimi.com/p/6c7d921?pact=1939528-163999701-115544648... 2021 Office of Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp | Georgia State Capitol Web Version Preferences Forward Unsubscribe A GoDaddy company 2 of 2 7/21/2021, 8:28 AM