Former trial lawyer and partner - Chambers, Mabry, McClelland & Brooks
Georgia State University College of Law, 1987
Master, Bleckley Inn of Court, Georgia State University College of Law
DeKalb County Drug Court, Track 2 - Presiding Judge
Judicial Outreach - “Challenges of Being a Single Parent”; Mock Trials for elementary and middle school students, “Stay Out of Jail” program for inmates
Frequent Presenter at professional seminars for Judges, Lawyers, and other legal professionals focusing on - legal ethics and professionalism, courtroom protocol, rules of evidence, public outreach, and media relations
Professional Affiliations - DeKalb Bar Association, DeKalb Lawyers’ Association, Atlanta Bar Association - Judicial Branch, Member-at-Large, the Georgia Bar Association, the American Bar Association - Judicial Branch, and the National Association of Women Judges - International Outreach Committee
Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia - presently serves as Chair, Public Outreach, Court Security - 4th Judicial Administrative District, and Treatment and Accountability Courts Committee member; Has also served on: Pattern Jury Instruction Committee, Uniform Rules Committee, the Executive Planning Team, and Special Committee on Other Courts
Judicial Workload Assessment Committee appointed by Chief Justice Sears since 2006
Transition into Law Practice Program Mentor since 2007
Named Law Dragon in 2006 as one of the leading Judges in the Country
Community Activities- Vice President of DeKalb Library Foundation, Decatur Rotary, 2005 Class of Leadership DeKalb, member - Southern Center for International Studies, St. Thomas More and St. Pius X High School PTA, attends St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church, former member SmokeRise Community Association Board member

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