Shermela Williams

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Shermela Williams

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit

Years in office: 2021 - 2026

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Elections and appointments

Last election

May 21, 2024

Shermela Williams was a judge of the Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit. Williams assumed office on January 1, 2021. Williams left office on February 20, 2026.

Williams ran for re-election for judge of the Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit. Williams won in the general election on May 21, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Fulton County, Georgia (2024)

General election

General election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit

Incumbent Shermela Williams won election in the general election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shermela Williams (Nonpartisan)	100.0	92,619

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Williams in this election.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Fulton County, Georgia (2020)

General election

General election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit

Shermela Williams defeated incumbent Rebecca Crumrine Rieder in the general election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shermela Williams (Nonpartisan)	52.5	106,236
		Rebecca Crumrine Rieder (Nonpartisan)	47.5	96,100

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 202,336
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Campaign themes

2024

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2020

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Footnotes

Georgia courts

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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

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