Verda Colvin


Verda Colvin is a Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Education

Colvin received her bachelor's degree from Sweet Briar College and J.D. degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.

Legal career

Previously, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, Assistant District Attorney for the Clayton County District Attorney's Office, Assistant General Counsel for Clark Atlanta University, Assistant Solicitor for the Solicitor's Office in Athens-Clarke County, and as an associate for Ferguson, Stein, Watt, Wallas, and Gresham.

State court service

Colvin was appointed to the superior court by Governor Nathan Deal on March 24, 2014. In June 2019, she was appointed to a state judicial commission.

Appointment to Georgia Court of Appeals

On March 27, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp appointed Colvin to the Georgia Court of Appeals. She was sworn in on April 10, 2020.

Possible appointment to Georgia Supreme Court

Colvin was named as a potential candidate for a vacancy on the Supreme Court of Georgia. Colvin will become the state's first African-American female appointed to the Georgia Court of Appeals by a Republican governor.