Asha F. Jackson
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| Asha F. Jackson | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Fourth Superior Court District of Georgia | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Nathan Deal |
| Active: | 2012-present |
| Preceded by: | Michael E. Hancock |
| Past post: | Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
| Past term: | Before joining court |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | University of Rochester |
| Law School: | Tulane Law School |
Asha F. Jackson is a judge on the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit in Georgia. She was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal in February 2012 to succeed Michael E. Hancock. [1]
Education
Jackson received her undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester and her J.D. from Tulane Law School. [1]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Jackson was a partner with the firm Barnes & Thornburg LLP. She also served as a Pro Hac Judge for the Recorder's Court of DeKalb County. [1]
Awards and associations
- District fund-raising captain and law merit badge instructor, Atlanta Area Council of Boy Scouts of America
- Board member, League of Women Voters of DeKalb County
- Board member, Outstanding Atlanta Association
- Board member, City of Hope Ministries of the Ray of Hope
- Founder and past president, Atlanta Urban League of Young Professionals Group [1]
See also
External links
- Office of the Georgia Governor, Press Release: "Deal appoints judge for Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit," February 17, 2012
- Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
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