Sarah is from Atlanta, Georgia. She attended Duke University. She has a bachelor’s degree in public policy and Spanish from Duke University and a Juris Doctor degree from Duke University School of Law. She lives with her husband, Blaise, and their three young children in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sarah Hawkins Warren is from Atlanta, Georgia. She has a bachelor’s degree in public policy and Spanish from Duke University and a law degree from Duke University School of Law. She lives with her husband, Blaise, and their three young children in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sarah is the Presiding Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. She works at the Georgia Supreme Court, where she has been since September 2018. She previously worked as a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Washington, D.C., as Deputy Solicitor General and Special Counsel for Water Litigation in the Georgia Attorney General’s office, as Solicitor General for the State of Georgia, as Deputy Press Secretary for the White House Office of Management and Budget, and as a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Sarah previously worked as a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Washington, D.C., as a deputy solicitor general and special counsel for Water Litigation in the Georgia Attorney General’s office, as a solicitor general for the State of Georgia, as a deputy press secretary for the White House Office of Management and Budget, and as a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Sarah Hawkins Warren is currently Presiding Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. She was appointed to the court by Governor Nathan Deal and sworn in on September 17, 2018. She was re-elected in 2020 to a six-year term after winning 79% of the vote and is serving her first full term.

Sarah is currently the Presiding Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. She was appointed in 2018 and was re-elected in 2020 to a six-year term.

As a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, managed key client relationships, pursued new clients, mentored junior lawyers, oversaw certain areas of legal practice, provided legal counsel and representation to clients, and represented clients before state and federal courts.

As a solicitor general, represented Georgia in multi-state litigation and in appeals before state and federal courts, including in an argument before the United States Supreme Court.

As a deputy solicitor general, developed legal strategy on issues of constitutional law, researched and drafted legal documents, and provided the solicitor general with recommendations on which cases the government should seek review of.

- As a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, managed key client relationships, pursued new clients, mentored junior lawyers, oversaw certain areas of legal practice, provided legal counsel and representation to clients, and represented clients before state and federal courts.
- As a solicitor general, represented Georgia in multi-state litigation and in appeals before state and federal courts, including in an argument before the United States Supreme Court.
- As a deputy solicitor general, developed legal strategy on issues of constitutional law, researched and drafted legal documents, and provided the solicitor general with recommendations on which cases the government should seek review of.

Legal Experience

Believes in the independence of the judiciary, the rule of law, and the separation of powers.

Said, "I believe in deciding cases fairly and impartially. I believe in treating people on every side of a case with dignity and respect. I believe in interpreting the law faithfully, without fear or favor, without bias, and apart from personal opinion."

Believes in fairness, impartiality, and treating everyone in the court with dignity and respect. 

Believes in interpreting the law faithfully without fear or favor, without bias, and apart from personal opinion.

- Believes in the independence of the judiciary, the rule of law, and the separation of powers.
- Believes in fairness, impartiality, and treating everyone in the court with dignity and respect. 
- Believes in interpreting the law faithfully without fear or favor, without bias, and apart from personal opinion.

Judicial Philosophy

As of March 11, 2026, Sarah Hawkins Warren’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Sarah Hawkins Warren

Sarah is from Atlanta, Georgia. She has a bachelor’s degree in public policy and Spanish from Duke University and a law degree from Duke University School of Law. She lives with her husband, Blaise, and their three young children in Atlanta, Georgia.

- The Georgia Supreme Court is very similar to the US Supreme Court. The Georgia Supreme Court consists of nine judges called Justices. They are the final authority on the Georgia Constitution. 
- Supreme Court Justices are the final court for appeals in the State of Georgia. This means they hear all types of civil cases, criminal cases, and cases involving the State of Georgia. 
- Supreme Court Justices hear cases to determine if a prisoner is being held by the state in error. They hear any cases involving the death penalty or the potential of the death penalty. 
- Unlike trial courts, Supreme Court Justices do not decide cases on their own. Instead the decisions are made as a group by majority vote. An individual Justice will then publish a majority opinion.
- The Supreme Court Justices internally choose a Supreme Court Chief Justice, who presides over oral arguments, leads case deliberations, chairs the Judicial Council of Georgia, and serves four year terms.
- Supreme Court Justices are elected to six year terms. Elections are nonpartisan and statewide. The Governor can appoint Supreme Court Justices when vacancies arise.