Judge Doris L. Downs

Judicial Assignment

• 2018-Present: Senior Judge, Superior Court of Fulton County
• 1996-2018: Superior Court of Fulton County

Education

• Juris Doctor, cum laude: University of Georgia (1981)
• BA, cum laude, Political Science: University of Georgia (1977)

Professional Experience / Associations

• Drug Court Judge, 2002 – present
• Mental Health Court Judge, 2007 – present
• Chief Judge, Fulton County Superior Court, 2004 – 2010
• Fifth District Administrative Judge, 2004 – 2010
• Member, Judicial Council of Georgia, 2004 – 2010
• Member, Judicial Workload Assessment Committee, 2004 – 2010
• Member, Standing Committee on Drug Courts, 2004 – 2010
• Member, Nominating Committee for Board of Court Reporting, 2004 – 2010
• Chair/Pre-Indictment Committee, 1998 – 2000
• Assistant District Attorney, Fulton Superior Court, 1985 – 1996
• Associate, Cotton, White & Palmer, 1984 – 1985
• Attorney, Child Support Recovery Division, Fulton County, 1981 - 1984
• Pillar of Maimonides Award, Maimonides School, Brookline, Massachusetts, 2010
• EPIC Inspiration Award, Emory Public Interest Committee / Emory Law School, 2010
• Atlanta Bar Association, Leadership Award, 2009
• The St. Thomas More Award, St. Thomas More Society, Inc., 2007