Steve Dillard

Stephen Louis Armstrong Dillard (born November 13, 1969, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an appellate court judge and lecturer. In 2010, he was appointed to fill a vacant judgeship on the Georgia Court of Appeals. In 2012, he was elected to a full six-year term and was re-elected in 2018.

Career

In 1996, he was admitted to practice in Georgia, and he is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia.

Dillard practiced appellate law with the Macon, Georgia, law firm of James, Bates, Pope & Spivey LLP until receiving his judgeship appointment in 2010.

On July 31, 2012, Judge Dillard was elected by his fellow Georgians to serve a full six-year term on the Court (2013–18). On July 1, 2017, Dillard was elected by his colleagues to serve as the Court’s Chief Judge. Since joining the Court of Appeals, Dillard has spoken to numerous organizations and participated in countless seminars on a wide variety of legal topics. In 2016, Judge Dillard was appointed as the Co-Chairperson of the Georgia Judicial Council's Strategic Plan Standing Committee, and as a member of the Council's Standing Committee on Technology.

Personal

Dillard is married to Krista (née McDaniel), with whom he has three children.

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