Trea Pipkin | |
Office: | Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals |
Term Start: | April 10, 2020 |
Appointer: | Brian Kemp |
Predecessor: | Stephen S. Goss |
Office1: | Judge of the Henry County Superior Court |
Term Start1: | January 2018 |
Term End1: | March 27, 2020 |
Appointer1: | Nathan Deal |
Predecessor1: | Wade Crumbley |
Birth Date: | [1] |
Education: | Reinhardt College University of Georgia Georgia State University College of Law |
John A. “Trea” Pipkin III (born 1980/1981) is a Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Pipkin earned his associate degree from Reinhardt College, a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia, and a J.D. degree from the Georgia State University College of Law.[2]
He previously served as Assistant District Attorney for the Flint Circuit District Attorney's Office and as an adjunct professor of law at the Emory University School of Law. He is currently an adjunct professor of law at Gordon State College.[3]
On December 21, 2017, Governor Nathan Deal announced Pipkin as his appointment to serve as a Superior Court Judge of the Henry County Superior Court. He succeeded Wade Crumbley who retired on December 31, 2017. Pipkin also served as Solicitor-General in McDonough, Georgia from 2012–2018.
Pipkin was one of six applicants who applied for the vacancy on the Georgia Court of Appeals due to the death of Stephen S. Goss on August 24, 2019.[4] On March 27, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp appointed Pipkin to the Georgia Court of Appeals. He was sworn into office on April 10, 2020.[5]