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Asha F. Jackson
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2025 - Present
2026
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Asha F. Jackson is a judge of the Georgia 4th Superior Court District DeKalb Judicial Circuit. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Jackson ran for re-election for judge of the Georgia 4th Superior Court District Stone Mountain Circuit. She won in the general election on May 24, 2022.
Jackson was first appointed to the court 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]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in DeKalb County, Georgia (2022)
General election
General election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District Stone Mountain Circuit
Incumbent Asha F. Jackson won election in the general election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District Stone Mountain Circuit on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Asha F. Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 109,739 | |
| Total votes: 109,739 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District Stone Mountain Circuit
Incumbent Asha F. Jackson won election in the general election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District Stone Mountain Circuit on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Asha F. Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 75,354 | |
| Total votes: 75,354 | |||
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Selection method
There are 202 judges on the Georgia Superior Courts, each chosen by the people in nonpartisan elections to serve a four-year term.
The process for selecting a chief judge and that chief judge's term varies by circuit.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
- a state resident for three years;
- a resident of the circuit he or she is representing;
- admitted to practice law for at least seven years; and
- at least 30 years old.
2014
See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2014
Jackson ran for re-election to the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, Georgia.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on May 20, 2014.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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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
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Office of the Georgia Governor, Press Release: "Deal appoints judge for Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit," February 17, 2012
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2014 Qualifying Candidates List," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, “Statewide Election Results,” May 20, 2014
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia
State courts:
Georgia Supreme Court • Georgia Court of Appeals • Georgia Superior Courts • Georgia State Courts • Georgia Business Court • Georgia Tax Court • Georgia Juvenile Courts • Georgia Probate Courts • Georgia Magistrate Courts • Georgia Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Georgia • Georgia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Georgia
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