Judge Alison T. Burleson: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Hon. Alison T. Burleson is a judge for the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court in Georgia. She was appointed to the bench by former Governor Nathan Deal on December 29, 2014, filling the vacancy created by the passing of the Hon. James L. Cline (deceased).

The Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit is comprised of Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Putnam, and Wilkinson Counties.

During her judicial tenure, Burleson has presided over the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Substance Abuse Court.

Prior to joining the judiciary, she was an assistant district attorney with the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office.

Burleson also taught as an adjunct professor at Georgia State College (2008 to 2015).

She received a B.A. in history from Agnes Scott College in 1995. Burleson went on to complete a J.D. at Georgia State University College of Law in 2000. While a law student, she served an internship with the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office.

After graduating from law school, Burleson began her legal career as a prosecutor in DeKalb County and later served as chief assistant solicitor-general with the DeKalb County Solicitor-General’s Office. She remained there until accepting a position with the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, where she worked as a prosecutor primarily in Morgan County.

Burleson, a native of Florida, was born in Pensacola.