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Marla Graff Decker (born May 31, 1958) is Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia. She was appointed as a judge of the Court on October 1, 2013 by Governor Bob McDonnell and took office a month later.
When she’s not teaching as an adjunct or volunteering at Richmond Law, the Hon. Marla Decker can be found in a new role: Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
Oct 1, 2013 · Marla Graff Decker is a judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals. She assumed office on November 1, 2013. Her current term ends on February 1, 2030. Decker was appointed to the court by Republican Governor Bob McDonnell on October 1, 2013, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Larry Elder.
The Court of Appeals of Virginia, established January 1, 1985, is an intermediate appellate court of 17 judges that hears appeals from decisions of Virginia's circuit courts and the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission.
Nov 1, 2013 · Marla Graff Decker, November 1, 2013-present; Chief Judge, January 1, 2015-present. Photographic portrait, 2015. Born 1958 in New York City, New York. Appointed by Governor Robert McDonnell on October 1, 2013, effective November 1, 2013, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Larry Elder.
RICHMOND –The Judges of the Court of Appeals of Virginia unanimously elected Chief Judge Marla Graff Decker to a second four-year term as Chief Judge, which commenced on January 1, 2023. The chief judge of the Court of Appeals is elected by a majority vote of the seventeen judges of the Court of Appeals to serve a term of four years.
Marla Graff Decker is Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia. She was appointed as a judge of the Court on October 1, 2013 by Governor Bob McDonnell and took office a month later. From 2010 until her swearing in as a judge, she was the Secretary of Public Safety in Governor McDonnell's cabinet. [1]
