Todd Markle

David Todd Markle is a Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Todd Markle
Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals
Assumed office
December 7, 2018
Appointed byNathan Deal
Preceded byWilliam McCrary Ray II
Judge of the Fulton County Superior Court[1]
In office
August 2011 – December 2018[1]
Appointed byNathan Deal[1]
Personal details
Born
David Todd Markle

Birmingham, Alabama[2]
EducationUniversity of Georgia (A.B.)
Walter F. George School of Law (J.D.)

Education

Markle graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia in 1986 and cum laude from Walter F. George School of Law in 1989.[3]

Markle began his legal career in Atlanta in 1989. He started his own law firm in 1996 handling general civil litigation. In January 2011, he left private practice to become executive counsel to newly elected Governor Deal.[4]

State court service

In July 2011 Governor Nathan Deal appointed him as a Judge on the Fulton Judicial Circuit of the Fifth District Superior Court.[4]

Appointment to Georgia Court of Appeals

In 2017 Markle was under consideration to for a seat on the Court of Appeals.[5] On December 7, 2018 Markle was appointed the Court of Appeals to succeed William McCrary Ray II who was confirmed to be a federal judge.[3]

References
  1. Georgia Court of Appeals Biography
  2. Hubbell, Martindale (April 2000). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho (Volume 7 - 2000). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561603763.
  3. Rankin, Bill. "Deal puts his former top lawyer on state Appeals Court". ajc. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  4. "Court of Appeals of Georgia: Todd Markle, Judge". www.gaappeals.us. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  5. "Nomination Panel Names 40 Interviewees for Court of Appeals Spots". Georgians for Lawsuit Reform. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
Legal offices
Preceded by
William McCrary Ray II		 Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals
2018–present		 Incumbent


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