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# Verda M. Colvin

Supreme Court of Georgia · Justice

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
- State: Georgia
- Role: Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### 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

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### electronic devices and recording

Scope: statewide

Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure.

Evidence excerpt: Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court Rules

[Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/justice-verda-m-colvin/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af023fce9168f520c4dd62/ | https://www.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia official judicial roster](https://www.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [GA SUPREME BIOS](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af023fce9168f520c4dd62/ | https://www.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/)
- [Official biography source for Verda M. Colvin](https://www.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/justice-verda-m-colvin/)

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