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Marla Graff Decker

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Marla Graff Decker
Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
Assumed office
November 1, 2013
Appointed byBob McDonnell
Preceded byLarry G. Elder
12th Virginia Secretary of Public Safety
In office
January 16, 2010 – November 1, 2013
GovernorBob McDonnell
Preceded byJohn W. Marshall
Succeeded byBrian Moran
Personal details
Born
Marla Lynn Graff

(1958-05-31) May 31, 1958 (age 66)
New York, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRichard Henry Decker III
Alma materGettysburg College (B.A.)
University of Richmond (J.D.)

Marla Graff Decker (born May 31, 1958) is Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia. She was appointed to a judge of the Court on October 1, 2013 by Governor Bob McDonnell and took office a month later. From 2010 until her swearing in, she was the Secretary of Public Safety in McDonnell's cabinet.[1]Judge Graff was elected to a four year term Chief Judge of the Court in 2019, succeeding Judge Glen A. Huff.[2] Because Chief Judge Graff's term expires in 2021, she will need to be reappointed to the Court by the General Assembly, which is now controlled by the Democratic Party, in order to complete her term as Chief Judge.

References

  1. ^ Times-Dispatch, OLYMPIA MEOLA Richmond. "Decker named to Virginia Court of Appeals".
  2. ^ "Judges of the Virginia Court of Appeals". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)