Marla Graff Decker Explained

Birthname:Marla Lynn Graff
Office:Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
Appointer:Bob McDonnell
Term Start:November 1, 2013
Preceded:Larry G. Elder
Office1:12th Virginia Secretary of Public Safety
Governor1:Bob McDonnell
Term Start1:January 16, 2010
Term End1:November 1, 2013
Preceded1:John W. Marshall
Succeeded1:Brian Moran
Birth Date:31 May 1958
Birth Place:New York, New York, U.S.
Spouse:Richard Henry Decker III
Party:Republican

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. From 2010 until her swearing in as a judge, she was the Secretary of Public Safety in Governor McDonnell's cabinet.[1] Judge Graff was elected to a four-year term Chief Judge of the Court in 2019, succeeding Judge Glen A. Huff.[2] Because Chief Judge Graff's term expired in 2021, she needs to be reappointed to the Court by the General Assembly, which is now controlled by the Democratic Party, in order to complete her term as Chief Judge.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Decker named to Virginia Court of Appeals. OLYMPIA MEOLA Richmond. Times-Dispatch.
  2. Web site: Judges of the Virginia Court of Appeals.