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Bensonetta Tipton Lane
Bensonetta Tipton Lane was a judge of the Fulton Circuit of Georgia.[1] Her last term expired 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 percent of the vote in the July 31 election.[4]
- See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
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
