Carla Wong McMillian, formerly a Judge of the State Court of Fayette County, was sworn-in on January 24, 2013 by Governor Nathan Deal as a Judge of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Judge McMillian was previously a partner with the law firm of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, and served a clerkship with U. S. District Court Judge William C. O' Kelley of the Northern District of Georgia.