Shawn Ellen LaGrua at a glance
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Shawn Ellen LaGrua
Justice · Supreme Court of Georgia
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Biography
Professional career
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, appointed by Governor Brian Kemp on December 1, 2020, and sworn in on January 7, 2021
- Supreme Court of Georgia: Appointed to replace Justice Keith R. Blackwell, who resigned in November 2020
- Prior to joining the Supreme Court, Justice LaGrua was appointed to the Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit by then-Governor Sonny Perdue and was sworn in on June 29, 2010.
- From 2004 until 2007, she served as the Solicitor General for DeKalb County
- Justice Shawn Ellen LaGrua
- Justice LaGrua currently serves as the Chair of Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D
- She is also an adjunct professor at Georgia State University College of Law
Education
- Georgia State University College of Law in — J.D. (1987)
- B.A. in Political Science from the University of Georgia in 1984
Additional information
- 2021-06-07T13:45:51-04:00
- She served on the bench in the Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit until January 2021, having been elected in 2012 and reelected in 2016 and 2020.
- Justice LaGrua also served as the President of the Council of Superior Court Judges in 2019-2020.
- In 2019, she was appointed by Governor Kemp to serve as a member of the Judicial Nominating Commission.
- She is an alumna member of Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2012, and served as the Vice Chair of the Criminal Justice Day for 2014-2015 and 2019.
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- The Chair of the Judicial Section of the State Bar of Georgia.
- Prior to her appointment to the bench, she served as Inspector General for the Georgia Secretary of State.
- Appointed by Governor Deal and re-appointed by Governor Kemp to the Georgia Child Support Commission and served as Chair of the Judicial Council’s Process Servers Committee.
- Justice LaGrua grew up in a military family where her father served in the JAG Corps.
- She currently chairs the Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton’s COVID-19 Task Force and serves on multiple judicial committees, including the Judicial Council Standing Committee on Judicial Security.
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Sources
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Biography sources checked September 6, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia official judicial roster
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