Mary Margaret Oliver's Biography
- State House (GA) - District 82, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (GA) - District 84
Contact Information
Office
604-G Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 260
Decatur, GA 30030
Full Name:
Mary Margaret Oliver
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
03/07/1948
Birth Place:
Charleston, SC
Home City:
Decatur, GA
Religion:
Episcopalian
Juris Doctor, Emory University School of Law, 1972
Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1969
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 82, 1987-1992, 2002-present
Former Chair, Georgia House Judiciary Committee
Former Chair, Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee
Candidate, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 82, 2020, 2022
Senator, Georgia State Senate, 1992-1998
Candidate, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 1998
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Governmental Affairs Committee
Member, Judiciary Committee
Member, Juvenile Justice Committee
Secretary, Public Health Committee
Member, Study Committee on Infant and Toddler Social and Emotional Health HR 421
Member, Subcommittee on Human Resources
No caucus information on file.
Attorney, Mary Margaret Oliver, Esquire, 1982-present
Former Visiting Professor, Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic at Emory Law School
Former Assistant Professor of Law, Boston College Law School
Adjunct Professor, Emory Law School
Former Employee, Georgia Department of Medical Assistance
Hearing Officer, Secretary of State's Joint Examining Board
Administrative Law Judge, State of Georgia, 1983-1989
Associate Magistrate Court Judge, DeKalb County Magistrate Court, 1985-1987
Board Member, BOND Community Credit Union, present
Vice-President, CHARLEE Homes, present
Board Member, Callanwolde, present
Board Member, DeKalb Junior League, present
Volunteer, Druid Hills Civic Association, present
Member, Board of Directors, Frazer Center, present
Member, Georgia Legal Services Program, present
Member, Georgia State Bar, present
Board Member, Goals for DeKalb, present
Member, Lawyers Club of Atlanta, present
Member, Leadership Atlanta, present
Board Member, Prevent Child Abuse Georgia, present
Member, Senior Citizens Services Corporation, present
Sunday School Teacher, All Saints Episcopal Church
Former President, Council for Children
Former Member, Decatur Rotary Club
Awards:
Woman of Achievement, Atlanta Young Womens Christian Association
Legislator of the Year by the Garden Club of Georgia
Common Cause Democracy Award and the Georgia Conservation Voters Legacy Award, 2011
Big Voices for Children Award given by Voices for Georgia's Children, 2013
Emory University History Maker, 2011
Publications:
Review Rules on Meds for Foster Kids; The Rights Of Georgia State Employees To Participate In Political Activity; Definition Of "Relative" Under Georgia And Federal Law; Response to Atlanta Journal's August 24, 2001 Terrell Peterson Editorial; Survey of Child Endangerment Statutes; Contributing Author to: Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic 2002 Working Paper.
Workplace Supports to Improve Georgia's Child Protective Services; Strengthen Georgia's Child Protective Services' Capacity to Protect Children From Abuse and Neglect.