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Lisa is from Savannah, Georgia. She has a bachelor's degree in English language and literature from Savannah State University and a law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law. She and her husband have three daughters.

Lisa was previously the Chief Juvenile Court Judge for Chatham County, Assistant County Attorney and Staff Attorney for Chatham County, a staff assistant for Chapter 13 Trustees Office, an associate at Charles Bell & Associates, PC, an associate at Alston & Bird. She served six years in the Georgia Air National Guard. 

Lisa Goldwire Colbert is currently Superior Court Judge in Eastern Judicial Circuit, where she has been since 2021 and is serving her first term., after serving as Chief Juvenile Court Judge for 8 years in Chatham County, Georgia. She was appointed to the Chatham County Superior Court Judges in September of 2012.

Received a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 1994.

- Received a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 1994.

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Served on the boards of the Savannah CASA, Inc. and Parent and Child Development Services, Inc. and currently serves on the boards of Goodwill Southeast Georgia, Step Up Savannah, Inc., Elevate Savannah, Inc., and the Board of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice.

- Served on the boards of the Savannah CASA, Inc. and Parent and Child Development Services, Inc. and currently serves on the boards of Goodwill Southeast Georgia, Step Up Savannah, Inc., Elevate Savannah, Inc., and the Board of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice.

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- 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. 