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Alison has a bachelor's degree in history from Agnes Scott College and a law degree from the Georgia State University College of Law. She is from Tallahassee, Florida.

She was previously assistant district attorney with the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, chief assistant solicitor-general with the DeKalb County Solicitor General's Office, an adjunct professor at Georgia State College, and a prosecutor in DeKalb County.

Alison T. Burleson is a superior court judge in the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit. She was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal in 2014 and is on her third term.

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Serves as a superior court judge since 2015.

Presided over the substance abuse court as a judge.

Was an intern for the DeKalb County District Attorney's Office in law school and worked as an assistant district attorney for 15 years upon graduation. An assistant district attorney investigates and prosecutes individuals accused of crimes on behalf of the District Attorney. 

Has a law degree from the Georgia State University College of Law.

- Serves as a superior court judge since 2015.
- Presided over the substance abuse court as a judge.
- Was an intern for the DeKalb County District Attorney's Office in law school and worked as an assistant district attorney for 15 years upon graduation. An assistant district attorney investigates and prosecutes individuals accused of crimes on behalf of the District Attorney. 
- Has a law degree from the Georgia State University College of Law.

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As of March 19, 2024, Alison T. Burleson did not have a website or any information online.

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Adjunct professor at Georgia State College from 2008 to 2015.

- Adjunct professor at Georgia State College from 2008 to 2015.

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Alison T. Burleson

Alison is originally from Tallahassee, Florida. She received her bachelor's in history from Agnes Scott College and her doctor of law from Georgia State University College of Law.

Alison T. Burleson is currently Superior Court Judge in Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit. She was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal on December 29, 2014, and is on her third term.

As judge, she has presided over the Substance Abuse Court.

As a law student, she was an intern for the DeKalb County District Attorney's Office, where she ended up working after graduation.

- As judge, she has presided over the Substance Abuse Court.
- As a law student, she was an intern for the DeKalb County District Attorney's Office, where she ended up working after graduation.

As of March 19, 2024, Alison T. Burleson did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

- Georgia Superior Court Judges hear a wide range of criminal cases from petty theft and public drunkenness to murder. Some cases in front of the Georgia Superior Court involve the death penalty. 
- On the civil side, Superior Court Judges hear cases on divorce, titles to land, contract disputes, and premises liability. 
- Superior Court Judges are elected by judicial circuit. Each county surrounding Atlanta has its own judicial circuit, while rural judicial districts typically consist of multiple counties.
- Superior Court Judges are elected to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. The Governor can appoint Superior Court Judges when vacancies arise. 