M Yvette Miller

Judge

Court of Appeals of Georgia

1999 - Current

Chief Judge

Court of Appeals of Georgia

2009 - 2011

Judge

State Court of Fulton County

1996 - 1999

Director and Judge

Appellate Division of the State Board of Worker's Compensation

1992 - 1996

Administrative Law Judge

State Board of Worker's Compensation

1989 - 1992

University of Virginia School of Law

LL.M. (2004) | Judicial Process

Emory University School of Law

LL.M. (1988) | Litigation

Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law

J.D. (1980)

Mercer University

B.A. (1977)

Honors: cum laude

Founders' Award for Distinction in the Profession

Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys

2013

Women of Excellence Award

Atlanta Daily World

2013

Award Honoring Service in the Judiciary

Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys

2012

The Tradition of Excellence Award

Georgia Bar Practice and Trial Section

2011

Inductee into the "Academy of Women Achievers"

YWCA

2011

"Guardian of Justice Award" for Outstanding Service to the Bar

The Georgia Trial Lawyers Association

2010

Who's Who in Law

Atlanta Business Chronicle

2010

Distinguished Alumnus Award

Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law

2010

"Investing in Dreams" Award

Atlanta Chapter/Youth United for Prosperity NFL Alumni and DeKalb Technical College Foundation

2010

The Pinnacle Leadership Award

Delta Sigma Theta, East Point/College Park Alumnae Chapters Foundation

2009

Inductee into the "Hall of Fame"

Gate City Bar Association

2008

Selected as one of 20 American judges to attend the Sir Richard May Seminar on International Law and International Courts in the Hague Netherlands

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2006

Who's Who in Atlanta

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(2001-2009 and 2012-2013

Designation as one of "Georgia's Top 50 Influential Women"

Georgia Informer

1991 to 2008

State Court of Fulton County

Member

Current

Georgia Association of Women Lawyers

Member

Current

Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys

Member

Current

Gate City Bar Association

Member

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

National Association of Women Judges

Member

Current

Board of Trustees of Mercer University

Current

Lawyers Foundation of Georgia

Member

Current

Commerce Club of Atlanta

Member

Current

Lamar Inn of Court

Member

Current

Lawyers Club of Atlanta

Member

Current

Azalea City Chapter of The Links, Inc.

Member

Current

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Member

Current

Cascade United Methodist Church in Atlanta

Member

Current

Steward Chapel AME Church in Macon, Georgia

Life-long member

Current