Judicial Assignments

• 1996-Present: Superior Court of Fulton County
• 1992-1996: State Court of Fulton County

Education

• Juris Doctor: Mercer University (1977)
• BA with Distinction: University of Virginia (1974)

Professional Experience/Associations

• Partner, Warner, Mayoue & Bates
• Assistant District Attorney, Fulton County
• Trial Attorney, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors
• Investigative Panel, State Bar of Georgia Disciplinary Board
• Board of Directors, Atlanta Bar Association
• Board of Directors, Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers
• Board of Directors, Atlanta Bar Association Judicial Selection and Tenure Committee
• President, Treasurer, Judicial Liaison, Georgia Association for Women Lawyers
• Member, Advisory Board, Georgia Association for Women Lawyers
• National Association of Women Judges
• Council of Superior Court Judges
• Lawyers Club of Atlanta
• Fellow, Lawyers Foundation of Georgia
• Bench and Bar Committee
• Committee on Sentencing, Council of Superior Court Judges
• Executive Committee, Fulton County Superior Court
• Chair, Business Court Committee
• Chief Judge, Family Division
• Fulton County Child Abuse Protocol Task Force
• Fulton County Courthouse Security Commission
• Mayor Shirley Franklin’s Task Force on Child Prostitution
• Evidence Study Committee, State Bar of Georgia
• Master, Bleckley Inn of Court
• League of Women Voters
• Junior League of Atlanta
• Leadership Atlanta
• Board of Directors, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
• Board of Trustees, Mercer University Law School
• Board, Zaban Couples Shelter