Todd Markle

Todd Markle
Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 7, 2018
Appointed byNathan Deal
Preceded byWilliam M. Ray II
Judge of the Fulton County Superior Court
In office
August 2011 – December 2018
Appointed byNathan Deal
Personal details
BornDavid Todd Markle
Birmingham, Alabama
EducationUniversity of Georgia (A.B.)
Walter F. George School of Law (J.D.)

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

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.

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.

State court service

In July 2011 Governor Nathan Deal appointed him as a Judge on the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, which is the Superior Court for Fulton County, Georgia.

Appointment to Georgia Court of Appeals

In 2017 Markle became one of 40 potential nominees for a seat on the Georgia Court of Appeals. On December 7, 2018, he was appointed to the Court of Appeals, succeeding William McCrary Ray II, who had been confirmed as a federal judge.

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 Rankin, Bill. "Deal puts his former top lawyer on state Appeals Court". ajc. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Court of Appeals of Georgia: Todd Markle, Judge". www.gaappeals.us. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Nomination Panel Names 40 Interviewees for Court of Appeals Spots". Georgians for Lawsuit Reform. April 16, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2019.