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Shalanda Miller
Shalanda Miller ran for election for judge of the Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit. Miller lost in the general election on May 24, 2022.
Miller completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Shalanda Miller earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1999. Miller earned a law degree from the Emory University School of Law in 2008. Miller has experience working as a management consultant.
Miller has been admitted to the following courts:
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Northern District of Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals
Miller is associated with the following:
- State Bar of Georgia
- Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Foundation
- Georgia Association for Women Lawyers
- Gate City Bar Association
- Georgia Association of Black Women Lawyers
- General Civil Neutral
- Registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Stonewall Bar Association
Miller has served with the following organizations:[1]
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
- Atlanta Suburban Alumnae Chapter
- Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta
- Nicholas House
- Trees Atlanta
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Parent Guidance Council
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Fulton County, Georgia (2022)
General election
General election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit
Incumbent Chuck Eaton defeated Shalanda Miller in the general election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chuck Eaton (Nonpartisan) | 57.2 | 90,081 |
 | Shalanda Miller (Nonpartisan)  | 42.8 | 67,379 | |
| Total votes: 157,460 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Shalanda Miller completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Miller's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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After six (6) years in business, I attended Emory University School of Law. I then began my legal career as a litigation associate at a mid-sized firm in Buckhead. My practice focused on business defense with some plaintiff’s work. I actively participated in my first trial – examining witnesses, arguing motions – as a first-year associate. I have represented county and municipal governments before judges, juries and administrative tribunals on a variety of matters including (but not limited to) ad valorem tax, nuisance, personal injury, quiet title, land use, open records/public disclosure, contract, administrative law, employment law, and ordinance prosecution. I have briefed, and won, cases all the way up to the Georgia Supreme Court.
I have been a judge for more than three years and have served at every level of trial court in Fulton County – I am currently a Juvenile Court Judge, I have served as a Magistrate Court Judge, and I have sat by designation as both a State Court Judge and a Superior Court Judge. As a judge, I have presided over criminal, civil and family law matters.- Experience matters and justice requires experience. A judges’ ruling impacts the relationship between a parent and child, it impacts the freedom of a defendant and the voice of a victim, and it impacts the livelihood of small and large businesses. It is important to have a judge who has a diversity of experience to draw from to make reasoned rulings in unique situations. I have more than 14 years of legal practice and trial experience, which includes more than 3 years as a judge on the Fulton County Juvenile and Magistrate Court benches, 12 years as a trial attorney, 9 years serving as counsel to county and municipal governments, and 3 years in private practice.
- I believe in the power of our justice system and that all of us serving within the system – law enforcement, staff, lawyers, judges – are ambassadors with the responsibility to ensure that the system is fair, accessible and free of bias. The pursuit of justice requires a solid knowledge of the law and legal procedure and a heart for service and people, because it requires the delicate balance between the letter of the law and the needs of the individuals and facts before the court. This balance must be pursued blindly without respect for person, status, or background. And this balance must be defended fiercely because it is the cornerstone of our justice system and is what engenders trust in the system as a whole.
- The judicial process must be transparent, accessible, and efficient. For citizens to trust the work done within the justice system and the courtroom they must be able to meaningfully engage with the system. Use of remote and virtual technology adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic should continue, because it helps facilitate transparency, accessibility and efficiency. First, having remote hearings broadcast to the public provides a greater level of transparency into how the judicial system and courtrooms operate. Second, for some people, being able to attend hearings remotely has made court more accessible, helping with barriers like lack of transportation and childcare, inability to take off work, etc. Finally, remote access to routine
I serve as the associate judge serving parents with substance abuse disorders on the family dependency treatment accountability court, which provides an alternative to the adversarial approach traditionally used in dependency cases and is designed to preserve the family through court intervention and services. Additionally, I have assisted youth with delinquency cases with wrap around services, mentoring, educational assistance and job training. My experience implementing these types of solutions as a Juvenile Court Judge will allow me to expand these types of opportunities in the Superior Court.
I believe in the power of our justice system and that all of us serving within the system – law enforcement, staff, lawyers, judges – are ambassadors with the responsibility to ensure that the system is fair, accessible and free of bias. The pursuit of justice requires a solid knowledge of the law and legal procedure and a heart for service and people, because it requires the delicate balance between the letter of the law and the needs of the individuals and facts before the court. This balance must be pursued blindly without respect for person, status, or background. And this balance must be defended fiercely because it is the cornerstone of our justice system and is what engenders trust in the system as a whole.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 2, 2022
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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