Maria Graff Decker at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Court of Appeals of Virginia
- Jurisdiction
- Virginia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Maria Graff Decker
Judge · Court of Appeals of Virginia
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Biography
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals of Virginia, 2013-present
- She was re-elected to a second term as chief judge, commencing January 1, 2023.
- Marla Graff Decker Decker was elected chief judge by her peers in 2018 for a four-year term commencing in 2019.
- She was appointed as a judge of the Court on October 1, 2013 by Governor Bob McDonnell and took office a month later.
Education
- University of Richmond · JD
- University of Richmond School of Law · J.D.
Personal record
Born May 31, 1958
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
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