Background
Jones Brooks, Marva was born on November 24, 1939 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States.
Jones Brooks, Marva was born on November 24, 1939 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States.
Howard University (Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, 1961, Phi Beta Kappa). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1968).
Worked at Arnall Golden & Gregory, Limited Liability Partnership (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in Municipal Law, Government Law, Downtown Redevelopment. Admitted to the bar, 1969, New New York 1974, Georgia.
John Hay Whitney Fellowship.
Member, Harvard Law Review for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
Author: "Commercial Transactions in New York," 1972. Lecturer, Law and Social Work, Atlanta University, 1975-1979.
Associate General Counsel, Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, 1991-1997. City Attorney, City of Atlanta, 1980-1990.
President, International Municipal Lawyers Association, 1989-1990.
Member: Georgia Board of Bar Examiners, 1993-1996. Chairman of Bar Examiners, 1997. Board of Directors, Saint Joseph"s Hospital, Atlanta, 1993.
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters, 1993. Board of Young Women’s Christian Association, 1996.
Member: Gate City, American and National Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia (Member: Board of Governors, 1988-1995.
Budget and Finance Committee, 1984).
Member, Harvard Law Review for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
