Sarah Hawkins Warren at a glance
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- Presiding Justice
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- Georgia · State
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Sarah Hawkins Warren
Presiding Justice · Supreme Court of Georgia
Biography
Professional career
- Court since September 17, 2018, when she was appointed by then‐Governor Nathan Deal to replace Justice Britt Grant
- The Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, a role she assumed in April 2025 after being elected to the position for a six‐year term.
- Warren was originally appointed as an Associate Justice in 2018 and re‐elected statewide in 2020 with 79% of the vote
- Presiding Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren was appointed to the Supreme Court of Georgia by Governor Nathan Deal and was sworn in on September 17, 2018
- In January 2017, she was appointed Solicitor General by Attorney General Chris Carr, and in that role served as the chief appellate lawyer for the State of Georgia and the primary constitutional law advisor to the Attorney General
- Presiding Justice Warren previously served as Solicitor General for the State of Georgia under Attorney General Chris Carr
- Law clerk to Judge J.L. Edmondson (11th U.S. Circuit) and Judge Richard J. Leon (U.S. District Court, D.C.)
- After graduation, Presiding Justice Warren served as Deputy Press Secretary for the White House Office of Management and Budget.
- Following her graduation from law school, Presiding Justice Warren served as a law clerk to then-Chief Judge J.L.
Education
- magna cum laude, Duke University School of Law — J.D.
Additional information
- Currently serving her second six‐year term, which runs through December 31, 2026.
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- She was re-elected statewide for six-year terms in 2020 and 2026.
- Born around 1981–1982 in Atlanta, Georgia, Warren graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a B.A. in Public Policy and Spanish.
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- As Presiding Justice, she leads the Court’s work and oversees the Georgia Judicial Branch
- Edmondson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and to the Honorable Richard J.
- Presiding Justice Warren earned a B.A.
- Warren serves on multiple boards, including the Berry College Board of Trustees, Bolch Judicial Institute Advisory Board, and the Atlanta Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society.
- Law and Contemporary Problems — editor-in-chief
- Federalist Society — executive committee at Duke University School of Law
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
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Sources
Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked September 6, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 22, 2026
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Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗