Marla Graff Decker

Marla Graff Decker
Marla Graff Decker
Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 1, 2013
Appointed by	Bob McDonnell (partial term); Virginia General Assembly (full term)
Preceded by	Larry G. Elder
Chief Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2019
Appointed by	Virginia Court of Appeals
Preceded by	Glen A. Huff
12th Virginia Secretary of Public Safety
	In office; January 16, 2010 – November 1, 2013
Governor	Bob McDonnell
Preceded by	John W. Marshall
Succeeded by	Brian Moran
Personal details
Born	Marla Lynn Graff; May 31, 1958 (age 66); New York, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Richard Henry Decker III
Education	Gettysburg College (BA); University of Richmond (JD);

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 full term by the Virginia General Assembly in January 2014 and re-elected in January 2022, after being elected to a four-year term as Chief Judge of the Court in 2019. She was re-elected as chief judge for another four years, beginning January 1, 2023. ^[2]

References

^ Meola, Olympia. "Decker named to Virginia Court of Appeals". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
^ "The Court of Appeals of Virginia Announces the Re-election of the Honorable Marla Graff Decker as Chief Judge" (PDF). Virginia Court of Appeals. January 18, 2023.

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[1] Meola, Olympia. "Decker named to Virginia Court of Appeals". Richmond Times-Dispatch.

[VCOA-2] "The Court of Appeals of Virginia Announces the Re-election of the Honorable Marla Graff Decker as Chief Judge" (PDF). Virginia Court of Appeals. January 18, 2023.

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