Keith R. Blackwell at a glance
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- Former Judge
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Keith R. Blackwell
Keith R. Blackwell is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He served on the Court of Appeals of Georgia from 2010 to 2012 and on the Supreme Court of Georgia from 2012 until resigning effective November 18, 2020, after which he returned to private practice.
Former Judge · Court of Appeals of Georgia
Biography
Professional career
- As of 2026, Keith R. Blackwell is Senior Counsel at Alston & Bird LLP in Atlanta
- Keith Robert Blackwell is an American jurist best known for his service as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 2012 to 2020, and earlier as a Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals
- Georgia Court of Appeals Judge – Appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue on November 1, 2010, serving until July 19, 2012
- Assistant district attorney in Cobb County and later senior counsel at Alston & Bird LLP
- He held the role of Senior Editor of the Georgia Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif He clerked for Judge J.L. Edmondson on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Education
- Blackwell earned a B.A. in political science and a J.D. from the University of Georgia in 1996 and 1999, respectively, graduating summa cum laude and as a First Honor Graduate.
- University of Georgia School of Law
Additional information
- In 2026, he was elected to The American Law Institute
- Resigned effective November 18, 2020; returned to private practice.
- In 2016, he was named a possible U.S. Supreme Court nominee by President Donald Trump
- Practitioner, 2009-2009
- Born July 4, 1975.
- Date of birth: 1975-07-04
- focusing on high‐stakes litigation and appeals
- Before and after his judicial service, Blackwell practiced law in Atlanta
- focusing on complex commercial litigation, consumer class actions, and government investigations.
- Birth place: Cherokee County
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Sources
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Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Justice Keith R. Blackwell resignation notice
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