Sara Doyle

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Sara Doyle
Image of Sara Doyle
Georgia Court of Appeals
Tenure

2009 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

16

Compensation

Base salary

$187,990

Elections and appointments
Last elected

June 9, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of Florida, 1990

Law

Mercer University, 1994

Contact

Sara Doyle is a judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals. She assumed office on January 1, 2009. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Doyle ran for re-election for judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on June 9, 2020.

Doyle served as chief judge of the Court of Appeals from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017.[1]

Doyle declared her candidacy for Justice Robert Benham's seat on the Georgia Supreme Court. The seat was expected to be on the ballot on May 19, 2020. Benham retired on March 1, 2020. His retirement allowed Gov. Kemp to appoint a successor. That successor did not need to run for election until 2022.[2]

Education

Doyle received her bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Florida in 1990 and her J.D. from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University, graduating cum laude in 1994.[1]

Career

Doyle started her career at Strickland & Benson, P.C. Prior to taking the bench, she worked for the law firm of Holland & Knight LLP as a member of their education team.[1]

Awards and associations

Awards

  • 2004-2008: Georgia Super Lawyer
  • 2013: Atlanta Bar's Professionalism award[1]

Associations

  • Member, State Bar of Georgia
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Atlanta Bar Association
  • National Association of Women Judges
  • Georgia Association of Women Lawyers
  • Gate City Bar Association
  • Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
  • Past president and executive committee member, Lawyers Club of Atlanta
  • Mercer Law School's Board of Visitors
  • Emory University's Board of Visitors[1]

Elections

2020

Court of appeals

See also: Georgia intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

Incumbent Sara Doyle won election in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sara Doyle
Sara Doyle (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
1,941,037

Total votes: 1,941,037
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Supreme court

See also: Georgia Supreme Court elections, 2020

Doyle declared her candidacy for Justice Robert Benham's seat on the Georgia Supreme Court. The seat was expected to be on the ballot on May 19, 2020. Benham retired on March 1, 2020. His retirement allowed Gov. Kemp to appoint a successor. That successor did not need to run for election until 2022.[2]

2014

See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2014

Doyle ran for re-election to the Georgia Court of Appeals.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on May 20, 2014.[3][4]

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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