Education
University of Central Florida, Bachelor"s degree in Finance
1987- Juris Doctorate from Georgia State University College of Law.
University of Central Florida, Bachelor"s degree in Finance
1987- Juris Doctorate from Georgia State University College of Law.
She presided over several high-profile cases, including the criminal trial of former Sheriff Sidney Dorsey and the release of exonerated Clarence Harrison. DeKalb County Drug Court, Tracks 1 & 2 - Presiding Judge Judge of DeKalb County Superior Court (August 2000 – March 2015) Trial lawyer and partner for Chambers, Mabry (1988 – 2000) Becker announced her resignation from the DeKalb County Superior Court in November, 2014, citing her engagement to be married, under the cloud of an Georgia Judicial Qualification Commission investigation into her handling of a case where where she rejected a witness" testimony in a public corruption case. In August, 2015, a Cobb County, Georgia graduate jury indicted Becker on charges that she lied to the state judicial watchdog agency about her handling of that case.
The charges were dismissed a few days later and the prosecutor was scolded for seeking the indictment.
Master, Bleckley Inn of Court, Georgia State University College of Law Board of Visitors, GSU College of Law Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia - Treatment and Accountability Courts Committee and has also chaired on Public Outreach. Court Security for the 4th Judicial Administrative District, Pattern Jury Instruction Committee, Uniform Rules Committee, the Executive Planning Team, and Special Committee on Other Courts 2007 Transition into Law Practice Program Mentor Judicial Outreach - “Challenges of Being a Single Parent”.
Mock Trials for elementary and middle school students Frequent Presenter at professional seminars for Judges, Lawyers, and other legal professionals focusing on: legal ethics, professionalism and implementation and expansion of Accountability and Treatment Courts 2006 Named Law Dragon as one of the leading Judges in the Country Professional Affiliations include: DeKalb Bar Association, DeKalb Lawyers’ Association, Atlanta Bar Association - Judicial Section, President Elect, the Georgia Bar Association, the American Bar Association - Judicial Branch, and the National Association of Women Judges.
2006 Member of Judicial Workload Assessment Committee and was appointed by Chief Justice Sears
2005 Decatur Rotary Past President, former Vice President of DeKalb Library Foundation, Class of Leadership DeKalb. Member of the Southern Center for International Studies.