On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to extend condolences to the family, colleagues and many friends of retired Court of Appeals of Georgia Chief Judge Dorothy Toth Beasley on her passing at the age of 86.

Having started her legal career in Arlington, Virginia, Judge Beasley moved to Atlanta and was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1969. She first joined the Fisher & Phillips law firm, then worked as a prosecutor in the Georgia Attorney General’s Office and, later, as an assistant U.S. attorney.