Latisha Dear Jackson

Latisha Dear Jackson currently serves as a judge for the Georgia 4th Superior Court District DeKalb Judicial Circuit, having assumed office on January 1, 2025. She is seeking re-election for this position in the May 19, 2026, general election, running as a nonpartisan candidate. Jackson holds a bachelor's degree from Spelman College and a law degree from Georgia State University. Her professional background includes previous roles as a judge at DeKalb County Recorders Court and chief municipal court judge in the City of Lithonia, as well as a senior associate at Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins. She is involved in various bar associations and serves on the Access to Justice Committee of the Supreme Court of Georgia.