Juanita Stedman came to the law relatively late in her career, but she’s made the most of her time at the bar and on the bench. Stedman was a teacher, earning a master’s degree in special education in 1981 before attending night law school, graduating in 1988. From there, she clerked for a judge, served as administrative law judge and opened a private practice. In 2000, she became a Cobb County Juvenile Court judge, where she made her impact by creating the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court and the Family Dependency Court.
Stedman made a shortlist for a superior judge seat and lost in a runoff in another bid for higher office. She retired in 2016 and last year became executive director of Together Georgia Provider Alliance Inc., which is involved in child welfare policy. Last year, she appeared in an episode of A&E’s “Intervention” program, which addresses addiction situations.
