Leah Ward Sears

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Cornell_University
gptkb:Emory_University_School_of_Law
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Margaret_Brent_Women_Lawyers_of_Achievement_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1955-06-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Heidelberg,_Germany
gptkbp:children gptkb:Addison_Sears-Collins
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leah Ward Sears
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Alpha_Kappa_Alpha
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor First African-American female Chief Justice of a state Supreme Court in the United States
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:judge
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Haskell_Ward
gptkbp:termEnd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, 2009
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, 2009
gptkbp:termStart Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, 1992
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, 2005
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Agnes_Scott_College
gptkb:Decatur,_Georgia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6