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Bio
Willie G. Davis, Jr. is a native Atlantan, educated in the Atlanta Public School System. He earned his B.A. in Political Science and A.A. in Criminal Justice from Fort Valley State University and has completed graduate courses at Clark Atlanta University and Georgia State University in Political Science and Public Administration.
He earned his J.D. from the Atlanta John Marshall Law School. While there, he founded the AJMLS Chapter of the Black Law Student Association (BLSA). And was very active in the Student Bar Association (SBA).
Willie has been a member of the Georgia Bar since 1996. He started his legal career in private practice; with the creation of ‘Willie G. Davis, Jr., P.C. and Davis & Baldwin L.L.C.; both general practice firms. He remained in private practice for over ten (10) years. He has also served as a Senior Attorney with Lister & Holt, L.L.C. and Chief Assistant Solicitor General in Clayton County. Currently he serves as a Senior Assistant Public Defendant in the Clayton County Circuit.
Willie is currently admitted to practice before all Georgia Superior/State Courts, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, the U.S. District for the Southern District and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Prior to his law career Willie was very active in civic, community and political organizations. Serving as a political consultant on local, state and national campaigns. He was an elected member of the State Committee of the Democratic Party of Georgia and the Fulton County Democratic Party Executive Committee, formerly servicing as Vice Chairman.
He tutors middle school, high school and college students in social science, government, history and law. Volunteers as a Career Day Speaker for private/public school systems. Has served as a PTA president and Chairman of Local School Advisory Council. He is the former School Board Chairman of Berean Christian Junior Academy in Atlanta, Georgia.
Willie enjoys reading, movies, sports and meeting new people. He believes that life is too serious to be taken serious -so enjoy and have fun.
He is very active in numerous political, civic and community organization. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.