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David Markle
2018 - Present
2026
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D. Todd Markle is a judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Markle ran for re-election for judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on June 9, 2020.
Gov. Nathan Deal (R) appointed Markle to the court on December 7, 2018, to succeed Judge William M. Ray, II.[1]
Markle was previously a judge on the Fulton Judicial Circuit of the Fifth District Superior Court in Georgia. Gov. Deal appointed him in July 2011.[2]
Education
Markle received his undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Georgia in 1986. He obtained his J.D. from Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in 1989.[3]
Career
- 2018-present: Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals
- 2011-2018: Judge, Fulton Judicial Circuit, Georgia
- 2011: Executive counsel to Governor Nathan Deal (R)
- 1989-2010: Private practice[3][4]
Elections
2020
See also: Georgia intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia Court of Appeals
Incumbent D. Todd Markle won election in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | D. Todd Markle (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 1,907,855 |
| Total votes: 1,907,855 | |||
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2016
Markle was unopposed for re-election in 2016.[5]
2012
Markle ran for re-election to the Fulton Superior Court.[6] Markle faced challenger Clarence R. Johnson, Jr. in the July 31 election and was re-elected after receiving 54.1 percent of the vote.[7]
- See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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D. Todd Markle did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Governor Nathan Deal, Office of the Governor, "Deal announces judicial and solicitor general appointments," December 7, 2018
- ↑ Office of the Georgia Governor, Press Release: "Deal fills Fulton County Superior Court judgeship," July 27, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Superior Court of Fulton County, "Judge Todd Markle," accessed December 12, 2018
- ↑ Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Deal puts his former top lawyer on state Appeals Court," December 7, 2018
- ↑ Northside Neighbor, "Few incumbents opposed; top-ballot races contested," May 23, 2016
- ↑ 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
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