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Stephanie Benfield's Biography

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Full Name:

Stephanie Stuckey Benfield

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Robert Jr.; 2 Children: Robert III, Beverly

Birth Date:

12/25/1965

Birth Place:

Eastman, GA

Home City:

Decatur, GA

Religion:

Methodist

JD, University of Georgia School of Law, 1992

BA, University of Georgia, 1989

Attended, Vanderbilt University, 1984-1987

Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 1998-2013

Minority Caucus Secretary, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2011-2012

Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1988, 1996, 2000

Commissioner, Georgia Asian American Affairs Commission, 2002

Commissioner, Georgia Child Support Commission, 2001

Member, Metro Atlanta Clean Water Initiative, 2000

Commissioner, Georgia Commission on Women, 1995-1998

Partner, Law Offices of Stuckey and Manheimer Limited Liability Corporation, 1998-2002

Sole Practitioner, Law Offices of Stephanie Stuckey, 1996-1999

Staff Attorney, Fulton County Public Defender's Office, 1994-1996

Staff Attorney, Prisoner Legal Counseling Project, 1992-1994

Board Member, Dekalb Council for the Arts, 2002-present

Vice-President, Jeannette Rankin Foundation, 1992-present

President, Athens League, present

Member, Atlanta Bar Association, present

Board Member, Emory University Board of Visitors, present

Member, Epworth United Methodist Church, present

Member, Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, present

Member, Legislative Liaison, Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, present

Board Member, University of Georgia Library Board of Visitors, present

Member, Dekalb Bar Association, 1996-2004

Member, Decatur Rotary Club, 1999-2002

Trustee, The Nature Conservancy of Georgia, 1998-2002

Member, Family Law Inns of Court, 1999-2000

Member, Dekalb County Board, League of Women Voters, 1992-1998

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