Judge Shermela J. Williams

Judge Shermela J. Williams

Judge Shermela J. Williams

Judicial Assignment

  • 2021-Present: Superior Court of Fulton County

Education

  • Juris Doctor: Georgetown University Law Center Washington, DC (2007)
  • Bachelor of Arts, Communications and Culture (Legal Communications): Howard University, Washington, DC (2004)

Professional Experience / Associations

  • Senior Litigation Associate, Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins LLP, 2016-2020
  • Assistant District Attorney, DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office, 2013-2016
  • Assistant District Attorney, Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, 2011-2013
  • Litigation Associate, Bailey and Glasser LLP, 2009-2010
  • Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, 2007-2009
  • Director, Fulton County District Attorney’s Domestic Violence Task Force
  • Adjunct Professor, Spelman College 2010-2021
  • Alumna, Lead Atlanta (2015)
  • Lawyer to Watch, Attorney-At-Law Magazine (2018)
  • Mentor of the Year, The Daily Report (2019)
  • Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
  • Member, Fulton County Gender Equality Initiation Panel
  • Member, Gate City Bar
  • Member, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
  • Member, Weltner Family Law Inn of Court
  • Member, Impact United Methodist Church