Keith Blackwell

A former justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, Keith Blackwell offers clients uncommon insight as they navigate high-stakes lawsuits and appeals. When clients are confronted in litigation with issues of first impression, unfavorable precedents, esoteric law, or an appeal from an adverse judgment, they turn to Justice Blackwell for strategic guidance informed by his judicial experience.

Keith Blackwell served more than eight years as a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia and served nearly two years as a judge of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. During his judicial service, he authored more than 400 published opinions and participated in the disposition of approximately 4,500 appeals and 8,000 petitions for writs of certiorari and other applications for leave to appeal. Justice Blackwell also served as the Supreme Court’s liaison to the State Bar of Georgia, the Office of Bar Admissions, the Board of Bar Examiners, and the Board to Determine the Fitness of Bar Applicants.