Marla Graff Decker

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Marla Graff Decker
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Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
Assumed office
November 1, 2013

Marla Graff Decker (born May 31, 1958) is Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia. She was appointed as a judge of the Court on October 1, 2013 by Governor Bob McDonnell and took office a month later. From 2010 until her swearing in as a judge, she was the Secretary of Public Safety in Governor McDonnell's cabinet. [1] Judge Graff was elected to a full term by the Virginia General Assembly in January 2014 and re-elected in January 2022, after being elected to a four-year term as Chief Judge of the Court in 2019. She was re-elected as chief judge for another four years, beginning January 1, 2023. [2]

References

  1. Meola, Olympia. "Decker named to Virginia Court of Appeals". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  2. "The Court of Appeals of Virginia Announces the Re-election of the Honorable Marla Graff Decker as Chief Judge" (PDF). Virginia Court of Appeals. January 18, 2023.