Marla Graff Decker

American judge from Virginia

Marla Graff Decker


Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
Incumbent
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 (1958-05-31) 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 four-year term Chief Judge of the Court in 2019, succeeding Judge Glen A. Huff.^[2] Because Chief Judge Graff's term expired in 2021, she needs 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.

References

^ Times-Dispatch, OLYMPIA MEOLA Richmond. "Decker named to Virginia Court of Appeals".
^ "Judges of the Virginia Court of Appeals".

Cabinet of Governor Bob McDonnell (2010–2014)

Cabinet
Secretary of the Commonwealth	Janet Vestal Kelly (2010–2014)
Secretary of Administration	Lisa Hicks-Thomas (2010–2014)
Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry	Todd Haymore (2010–2014)
Secretary of Commerce and Trade	Jim Cheng (2010–2014)
Secretary of Education	Gerard Robinson (2010–2011) Laura Fornash (2011–2013) Javaid Siddiqi (2013–2014)
Secretary of Finance	Ric Brown (2010–2014)
Secretary of Health and Human Resources	Bill Hazel (2010–2014)
Secretary of Natural Resources	Douglas Domenech (2010–2014)
Secretary of Public Safety	Marla Graff Decker (2010–2013)
Secretary of Technology	Jim Duffey (2010–2014)
Secretary of Transportation	Sean Connaughton (2010–2014)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security	Terrie Suit (2011–2013) James W. Hopper (2013–2014)

Cabinet-level
Chief of Staff	Martin L. Kent (2010–2014)
Deputy Chief of Staff	Matt A. Conrad (2011–2013)
Counsel to the Governor	Jasen Eige (2010–2014)
Assistant for Commonwealth Preparedness	Terrie Suit (2010–2011)
Senior Advisor for Workforce	Robert Sledd (2010–2014)