Sheryl B. Jolly-Turner was elected in 2004 to the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit. She was the first woman elected to the Augusta Superior Court. Prior to her election to the bench, Judge Jolly served two terms as the Solicitor General of Richmond County from 1996 to 2004.

Sheryl served as Chair of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Leadership Augusta Advisory Council of Past Chairs. She began her legal career as a prosecutor in Augusta, serving as an Assistant District Attorney from 1986 to1989. From 1989 to 1994, she served as an Assistant Solicitor General and was Chief Assistant Solicitor General from 1994 to 1996. Sheryl frequently lectures at Family Law educational programs and provides death penalty case training for Georgia judges.

Sheryl graduated from Georgia College (now Georgia College and State University) with a dual Bachelor’s degree in political science and public administration, she earned her law degree from Mercer University. She is married to her husband, and has three adult children.