Biography of Solicitor-General Sherry Boston
Prior to her 2011 appointment as Solicitor-General, Ms. Boston was in private practice and handled thousands of misdemeanor and felony criminal cases in metro Atlanta and in DeKalb County. She also has had the honor of arguing cases before the Georgia Supreme Court. In addition to her private law practice, Ms. Boston served as a Municipal Court Judge for the City of Dunwoody, where she was the first woman appointed to the Court, and Judge pro hac vice on the DeKalb County Recorder's Court, where, over the course of three years, she conducted more than 100 bench trials. She also was an Associate Judge for DeKalb County Magistrate Court.
Georgia Trend magazine has repeatedly named Ms. Boston as one of “Georgia’s Legal Elite” and recognized her as one of the “most effective lawyers” in criminal defense. Additionally, she has been named five times by Atlanta magazine as a “Rising Star Super Lawyer,” an honor for lawyers under the age of 40 who are considered outstanding young attorneys.
Ms. Boston regularly speaks locally and nationally on a number of issues related to law enforcement, trial work, trial tips, and cross-examination. And, she has taught classes about decision-making regarding drug and alcohol use for the City of Atlanta’s Teens Learning Control (TLC) program for drivers 21 and younger who have been convicted of various driving offenses.
She is a graduate of Villanova University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Emory University School of Law. She lives in DeKalb County with her family. |
