Erica Dove at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Gwinnett County State Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Erica Dove
Judge · Gwinnett County State Court
Biography
Professional career
- She later held the role of an Assistant Solicitor General in the Gwinnett County Solicitor General’s Office from 2005 to 2015, prosecuting misdemeanor cases and participating in treatment court programs
- Erica K. Dove serves as the State Court Judge for Division S5 in Gwinnett County
- Bachelor’s degree in Administration of Justice
Education
- Howard University in Washington, D.C — J.D.
Additional information
- In 2015, she founded The Law Office of Erica K. Dove, LLC
- handling criminal defense, divorce, social security matters, and serving on the Indigent Defense List.
- Began her legal career at King & Spalding, LLC in Atlanta.
- Nonpartisan candidate and seeks to continue her service with experience, judicial temperament, and community engagement
- She attended local schools in Gwinnett County
- Her judicial philosophy emphasizes integrity, impartiality, fairness, and efficiency in court operations
- Erica Dove Profile Erica Dove’s combination of prosecutorial, defense, and judicial experience, along with her community involvement, positions her as a well-rounded candidate for continued service on the Gwinnett County State Court bench
- She also participated in the Veterans Accountability Court and other state court programs
- She has handled over 1,000 matters in Gwinnett State Court and conducted approximately 75+ jury trials.
- Before her current role, Dove held the role of a Municipal Court Judge in Lilburn and Chamblee, hearing misdemeanor traffic cases, city ordinance violations, and certain state misdemeanors.
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Sources
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