Marla Graff Decker | |
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Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals | |
Assumed office November 1, 2013 | |
Appointed by | Bob McDonnell |
Preceded by | Larry G. Elder |
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 New York, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Richard Henry Decker III |
Alma mater |
Gettysburg College (
B.A.) University of Richmond ( J.D.) |
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 expires in 2021[ needs update], she will need 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.