Verda M. Colvin

Professional career

• Supreme Court of Georgia: Appointed July 20, 2021, to replace Justice Harold Melton; sworn in July 29, 2021
• Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, appointed by Governor Brian Kemp in 2021, and the first African‐American woman appointed to the state’s high court by a Republican governor

Education

Additional information

• was appointed to the Supreme Court on July 20, 2021, by Gov.
• In 2019, the Supreme Court appointed her to serve on the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC).
• Born June 25, 1965, in Atlanta, Georgia, Colvin is a native of Georgia and a Macon resident.
• The first African-American female appointed by a Republican governor to the state’s high court.
• Previously, she served on the Court of Appeals, having been appointed by Gov.
• Serving as co-chair of the Rules Committee for the Council of Superior Court Judges (CSCJ) at the time of her appointment to the Court of Appeals by Gov.
• In her service on the Supreme Court of Georgia, she currently serves as the Chair of the Access to Justice Committee.
• During her service on the Court of Appeals Justice Colvin served as a member of the Internal Operations Manual and the Continuing Judicial Education and In-house Continuing Legal Education for Staff Attorneys.
• Justice Colvin has served as an adjunct professor at Mercer School of Law, and she is a member of First Baptist Church where she serves on the Women’s Ministry Leadership Team.
• Her time as judge also includes nearly six years as a Superior Court judge in the Macon Judicial Circuit, during which she served on the Council of Accountability Court Judges.
• She co-chaired the Strategic Planning/Court Futures Committee and was appointed to serve on the Continuing Judicial Education Board of Trustees.
• She is committed to public service and community engagement, with active membership in the Macon Bar Association, American Bar Association, and other professional and civic organizations