Trea Pipkin

Not to be confused with American footballer Trey Pipkins.

John A. “Trea” Pipkin III (born 1980 or 1981) is an American lawyer who has served as a judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals since 2020.

Trea Pipkin
Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals
Incumbent
Assumed office April 10, 2020
Appointed by	Brian Kemp
Preceded by	Stephen S. Goss
Judge of the Henry County Superior Court
In office January 2018 – March 27, 2020
Appointed by	Nathan Deal
Preceded by	Wade Crumbley
Personal details
Born	1980 or 1981 (age 44–45)[1]
Education	Reinhardt College University of Georgia Georgia State University (JD)

Education

Pipkin earned his associate degree from Reinhardt College, a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia, and a Juris Doctor degree from the Georgia State University College of Law.^[2]

Legal and academic career

He previously served as assistant district attorney for the Flint Circuit District Attorney's Office and as an adjunct professor of law at the Emory University School of Law. He is currently an adjunct professor of law at Gordon State College.^[2][3]

Judicial career

State court service

On December 21, 2017, Governor Nathan Deal announced Pipkin as his appointment to serve as a Superior Court Judge of the Henry County Superior Court. He succeeded Wade Crumbley who retired on December 31, 2017.^[1] Pipkin also served as Solicitor-General in McDonough, Georgia from 2012–2018.^[2][3]

Appointment to Georgia Court of Appeals

Pipkin was one of six applicants who applied for the vacancy on the Georgia Court of Appeals due to the death of Stephen S. Goss on August 24, 2019.^[4] On March 27, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp appointed Pipkin to the Georgia Court of Appeals.^[2] He was sworn into office on April 10, 2020.^[5]