Juanita D. Marsh | |
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| Born | Sarah Juanita Daniel (1926-12-04)December 4, 1926 |
| Died | February 9, 2013(2013-02-09) (aged 86) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia (1946) |
| Occupations | Judge,teacher |
| Spouse | George Elliott Marsh Sr. |
Juanita Daniel Marsh (December 4, 1926 – February 9, 2013) was an Americanjudge. She earned her law degree taking night classes at theWoodrow Wilson College of Law and was admitted to theGeorgia Bar in 1951. Marsh was appointed judge ofCollege Park's municipal court in 1971, becoming the third female judge in Georgia's history.
Sarah Juanita Daniel was born on December 4, 1926, tofarmers E. R. "Bud" and Jessie Stratton Daniel inElberton, Georgia. She had two siblings, Peggy and Marshall. After graduating at the top of her class atCenterville High School, she attended theUniversity of Georgia on a full scholarship (1946,home economics)[1] and studied atTeachers College, Columbia University.[2]
After college, Marsh worked as ahome demonstration agent inStatesboro. Following her marriage to George Marsh Sr., the family moved toAtlanta where Marsh and her husband took night classes at theWoodrow Wilson College of Law; in 1951 she was admitted to theGeorgia Bar.[1] She later began teaching at an elementary school and expected her career in law was over.[3]
Marsh was appointed judge ofCollege Park's municipal court by the city's mayor,Ralph Presley, in 1971, becoming only the third female judge in Georgia.[3] She helped write a law manual for traffic court judges, and in 1979 she was a member of the Judicial Council of Georgia, where she was the only woman on the 24-member Judicial Planning Committee.
She foundedAnchor Hospital in 1986; in 1990, Anchor was the center that helped rehabilitate pilotLyle Prouse.[2]
In December 1947, she married George Elliott Marsh Sr.; he died in 1989. They had four children: Brad, Blake, Sherry, and Elliott.[2]
During her lifetime, Marsh received multiple recognitions and awards, including theWSB Radio 750 Award (1973),South Fulton's Influential Top 10 (1986), and theElbert County Chamber's Native Citizen Award (2004). In 2020, Marsh was inducted into theGeorgia Women of Achievement Hall of Fame.[2]
Marsh died on February 9, 2013, atPiedmont Hospital, following ahip fracture and ensuingcomplications.[1]