Bensonetta Tipton Lane
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| Bensonetta Tipton Lane | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Fulton Judicial Circuit, Georgia | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 1995-2016 |
| Past position: | Visiting judge, Georgia Supreme Court |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | New York University |
| Law School: | University of Virginia School, 1976 |
| Grad. School: | University of Massachusetts |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Fulton Judicial Circuit |
| State: | Georgia |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Election date: | July 31, 2012 |
| Election vote: | 99.6% |
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Bensonetta Tipton Lane is a judge of the Fulton Circuit of Georgia.[1] Her current term expires in 2016
Education
Lane received her Bachelor of Arts from New York University, her Masters in Community-Based Education from the University of Massachusetts, and her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.[2]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Lane served as a visiting judge with the Georgia Supreme Court; she also served as a judge with the City Court of Atlanta.[2]
Awards and associations
- Past board member, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyer Foundation
- Co-founder, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
- Past board member, Metro Fair Housing, Inc.
- Founder and current participant, Centennial Just Project
- Past board member, Alternate Life Paths Program
- Past board member, Sisterlove
- Founder of the Atlanta Chapter, National Conference of Black Lawyers
- Recipient, “Judge With a Heart Award” given by the Minority Judges of Georgia
2012 election
Lane ran unopposed for re-election to the Fulton Superior Court.[3] She was re-elected after receiving 99.6% of the vote in the July 31 election.[4]
- See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Fulton Circuit Judges
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fulton Courts, "Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane biography," accessed March 17, 2013
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Preliminary List of Candidates on the July 31, 2012 General Non-Partisan Election Ballot," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election," accessed August 1, 2012
