- Member, Judicial Nominating Commission, State of Georgia
- Board of Councilors, The Carter Center
- Board member, Young Life
- Board member, Atlanta Youth Academies
- Supreme Court of Georgia, 2005-2021, Chief Justice, 2018-2021
- Executive counsel to Governor Sonny Perdue
- Georgia Department of Law, Consumer Interests Section, Section leader
Education
- University of Georgia School of Law, J.D.
- Auburn University, B.S., president, Student Government Association
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
Court Admissions
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- Georgia State Courts
- Georgia Superior Courts
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- Speaker, “Diversity and Inclusion Breakfast,” 2024 Annual ABA Forum on Construction Law, April 12, 2024.
- Speaker, “United States Supreme Court Update and Review 2022-2023 Term,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Georgia CLE, February 2023.
- Speaker, “United States Supreme Court Update and Review 2022-2023 Term,” Troutman Pepper CLE, January 2023.
- Panelist, ABA’s Bench & Bar Academy, April 4-5, 2022.
- Co-author, “Supreme Court Reverses Affirmative Action,” Troutman Pepper, June 30, 2023.
- Mentioned, “Breaking: Lawsuit Challenging the Legality of City of Mableton Dismissed,” Cobb Courier, January 28, 2025.
- Quoted, “Meet New Members Of Georgia’s Judicial Nominating Board,” Law360 Pulse, December 23, 2024.
- Quoted, “The Next Generation of Potential Judges Is Losing Interest in State Supreme Courts. Here’s Why,” Law.com, July 29, 2024.
- Profiled, “Ex-Ga. Chief Justice Forecasts Legal Trends, Offers Insight Into Appellate Practice,” Daily Report, December 14, 2023.
- Quoted, “Ga. Supreme Court Elects New Chief Justice,” Law360, March 16, 2022.
- Quoted, “On the Bench and in Private Practice, Leah Ward Sears Has Been a Master of Her Craft,” Law.com, November 23, 2021.