The Atlanta Lawyer December/January 2021 Vol. 19, No. 4 | Page 10

Meet Your Newly Elected

Officials

DEKALB
A Q & A with A Few New Faces in the Metro Area Courts .
COUNTY , SUPERIOR COURT : JUDGE YOLANDA PARKER-SMITH
What do you anticipate will be some of the hardest adjustments you will have to make in your new role as Judge ?
My focus is much broader now . After decades of making zealous persuasive arguments for clients and taking fixed positions that were in their best interests , I now have to make decisions based on the law and facts . As judge , you are a guardian
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