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Presiding Justice Carol W. Hunstein
Supreme Court of Georgia
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| Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court |
2009 - Present |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia |
1992 - 2009 |
| Adjunct Professor, Emory University School of Law |
1991 - Present |
| Judge of the Superior Court of DeKalb County |
1984 - 1992 |
| Member of the law firm of Hunstein & Hunstein |
1976 - 1984 |
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| EDUCATION: |
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| Stetson University School of Law, J.D. |
1976 |
| Florida Atlantic University. B.S. |
1972 |
| Miami-Dade Junior College |
1970 |
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MEMBERSHIPS AND COMMITTEES |
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American Bar Association
ABA Tort and Insurance Practice
Section,
Professionalism Committee |
Atlanta Bar Association |
| Georgia Association of Women Lawyers |
| National Association of Women Judges |
| Public Defenders´ Standards Council, Supreme Court liaison |
| State Bar of Georgia, Commission on Judicial Service |
| Stetson University School of Law Board of Overseers |
Chief Justice´s Commission on Professionalism, Supreme Court
liaison |
| Supreme Court Commission on Access Fairness
in the Courts, Chair |
| Supreme Court Commission on Interpreters, Chair
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| Supreme Court Committee on the Unauthorized
Practice of Law, Chair |
| Supreme Court of Georgia, Technology Committee |
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PREVIOUS SERVICE:
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| Supreme Court Indigent Defense Commission |
| Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, Advisory
Board |
| State Bar of Georgia Multi-disciplinary Practice Committee |
| 2001 Georgia Commission on Child Support, Chairperson |
| 1998 Georgia Commission on Child Support, Chairperson |
| 1993 Georgia Commission on Child Support, Chairperson |
| National Association of Women Judges, 1995 Annual Conference
Committee, Chairperson |
| Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia, Past-President |
| Georgia Commission on Gender Bias in the Judicial System,
Chairperson |
| Justice Center of Atlanta, Advisory Board |
| DeKalb County:
Alimony and Support Unit Committee, Chairperson
Diversion
Center Committee, Chairperson
Domestic
Violence Task Force, Chairperson
Probation
Committee, Chairperson |
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HONORS: |
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| YWCA of Greater of Atlanta - Member of the Academy of Women
of Achievement |
| Commitment to Equality Award, State Bar of Georgia Commission
on Women and Minorities
in the Profession |
| Margaret Brent Award given by the ABA Commission on Women
in the Profession |
| Rosalynn Carter Honorary Fellow in Public Policy, Emory University |
| Institute on Women's Studies |
| Joseph T. Tuggle, Jr., Professionalism Award |
| Honorary LL.D., Stetson University, College of Law |
| Georgia Legislature: Resolution with commendation for
outstanding service |
| Florida Atlantic University, Hall of Fame |
| Emory University Legal Association for Women Students: Community
Service Award |
| DeKalb Women's Network “Women Who Have Made a Difference” Award |
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PERSONAL: |
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Justice Hunstein was born August 16, 1944 in Miami Florida. She
moved to Atlanta in 1976. She has three children and
one grandchild. |
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