Chief Judge Gail S. Tusan

Chief Judge Gail S. Tusan

Judicial Assignments

  • 1995-Present: Superior Court of Fulton County
  • 1992-1995: State Court of Fulton County
  • 1990-1992: City Court of Atlanta
  • 1986-1990: Fulton County Magistrate
  • 1984-1986: City of Atlanta Administrative Law Judge

Education

  • Juris Doctor: George Washington University School of Law (1981)
  • BA, Psychology: University of California at Los Angeles (1978)

Professional Experience/Associations

  • Adjunct Professor, Emory School of Law
  • Faculty, National Judicial College and Georgia Institute of Continuing Judicial Education
  • Member, Board of Directors, Judicial Division, American Bar Association
  • Past Chair, Judicial Sections of Atlanta Bar Association and Gate City Bar Association
  • Chair, Supreme Court’s Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency
  • Past Member, Georgia Commission on Family Violence and Commission on Child Support
  • Founding Member and Past President (1983) of Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
  • Past President of Atlanta Legal Aid Society
  • Past Vice Chair of Legal Clinic for the Homeless
  • Past President, Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Georgia Council
  • Past Board Member, National Council of Christians and Jews
  • Chair, Building Renovation Committee and Diaconate Board, First Congregational Church, UCC
  • Vice President, Buckhead Cascade City Chapter, Links, Incorporated
  • Former Moderator, First Congregational Church, UCC