Full Name:
Keith R. Blackwell
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Angela; 3 Children
Birth Place:
Cherokee County, GA
Home City:
Smyrna, GA
JD, School of Law University of Georgia, 1999
BA, Political Science, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia, 1996
No political experience information on file.
Former Chair, Committee on Court Rules, Georgia Court of Appeals
Former Advisor, Georgia State House Judiciary Committee
Former Member, Governor's Judicial Nominating Commission
Former Associate, Alston and Bird, LLP
Former Assistant District Attorney, Cobb County
Justice, Georgia State Supreme Court, 2012-2020
Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals, 2010-2012
Appointed, Justice, Georgia State Supreme Court, June 25, 2012
Appointed, Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals, November 1, 2010
Associate/Partner, Parker, Hudson, Rainer and Dobbs Limited Liability Partnership, 2005-2010
Law Clerk, Judge J.L. Edmondson of the United States Court of Appeals- Eleventh Circuit, 1999-2000
Member, Board of Advisors, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, Atlanta Chapter, present
Former Adviser, Business Courts Committee, State Bar of Georgia
Member, Cobb Bar Association, present
Former Member, Committee on State Practice and Legislation, State Bar of Georgia, Appellate Practice Section
Member, Federal Bar Association, Atlanta Chapter, present
Former President/Executive Board Member, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, Atlanta Chapter
Master, Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court, present
Member, Order of the Coif, present
Member, State Bar of Georgia, present
Father's Occupation:
Non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force, history teacher