Background
Griffin, Madeline Sue was born on February 23, 1951 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Robert Gordon and Elizabeth Sue Griffin.
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Madeline Sue Griffin
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Madeline Sue Griffin, Georgian Judge. Bar: Georgia 1976, United States District Court (northern district) Georgia 1976, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1976, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1986. Recipient Certified of Merit, National Organisation Black Law Enforcement Executives, 1987; named Woman Who Makes a Difference, Young Women’s Christian Association of Greater Atlanta, 1989.
Education
Bachelor, Cornell Univercity, 1973; Juris Doctor, Emory University, 1976.
Career
Assistant district attorney District Attorney' General’ s Office, County of DeKalb, Decatur, Georgia, 1976-1986;
judge, Juvenile Court, Decatur, Georgia, 1986-1987;
presiding judge, Juvenile Court, since 1987. Member personnel and training committee Governor's Conference on Criminal Justice, Georgia, since 1990. Chairman, Board Of Directors Juvenile Justice Pers.
Development Project, Georgia, 1989-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Member Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta. Member Graduate Class of '88-Leadership DeKalb. Member, supporting parent, Parent to Parent of Georgia, Inc.
Member Interagy. Coordinating Council, Georgia, since 1990, chair, 1991-1992. Member DeKalb County Council on Development Disabilities, Georgia, since 1989. Member Georgia Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association, National Council Juvenile and FamilyCt.
Judges, Georgia Council Juvenile Court Judges, Decatur-DeKalb County BarAssn.
Connections
Married James M. Sanders, June 11, 1977. Children: Megan Griffin Sanders, Kelly Elizabeth Sanders.
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Nationality
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Religion
Presbyterian
Awards
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Recipient Certified of Merit, National Organisation Black Law Enforcement Executives, 1987. Named Woman Who Makes a Difference, Young Women’s Christian Association of Greater Atlanta, 1989.Recipient Certified of Merit, National Organisation Black Law Enforcement Executives, 1987. Named Woman Who Makes a Difference, Young Women’s Christian Association of Greater Atlanta, 1989.