David Todd Markle is a Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
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| Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Nathan Deal |
| Preceded by | William M. Ray II |
| Judge of the Fulton County Superior Court[1] | |
| In office August 2011 – December 2018[1] | |
| Appointed by | Nathan Deal[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Todd Markle Birmingham, Alabama[2] |
| Education | University of Georgia (A.B.) Walter F. George School of Law (J.D.) |
Education
editMarkle graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia in 1986 and cum laude from Walter F. George School of Law in 1989.[3]
Legal career
editMarkle began his legal career in Atlanta in 1989. He started his own law firm in 1996 handling general civil litigation. In January 2011, he left private practice to become executive counsel to newly elected Governor Deal.[4]
State court service
editIn July 2011 Governor Nathan Deal appointed him as a Judge on the Fulton Judicial Circuit of the Fifth District Superior Court.[4]
Appointment to Georgia Court of Appeals
editIn 2017 Markle became one of 40 potential nominees for a seat on the Georgia Court of Appeals.[5] On December 7, 2018, he was appointed to the Court of Appeals, succeeding William McCrary Ray II, who had been confirmed as a federal judge.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Georgia Court of Appeals Biography
- ^ Hubbell, Martindale (April 2000). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho (Volume 7 - 2000). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561603763.
- ^ a b Rankin, Bill. "Deal puts his former top lawyer on state Appeals Court". ajc. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ a b "Court of Appeals of Georgia: Todd Markle, Judge". www.gaappeals.us. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ "Nomination Panel Names 40 Interviewees for Court of Appeals Spots". Georgians for Lawsuit Reform. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
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