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Mercer Law School alumni include several prominent figures in law and politics. They include:
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Nathan Deal, 82nd governor of Georgia, former U.S. Congressman and current Mercer trustee
Cathy Cox, former Georgia secretary of state and dean of the Law School from 2017-21
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Carlton Mobley, chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court from 1972-74
Michael P. Boggs, current chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court and Mercer trustee
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Yvette Miller, first Black woman to serve as chief judge of the Court of Appeals and two-term Mercer trustee
W. Louis Sands, first Black federal district judge in the Middle District of Georgia and three-term Mercer trustee
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Buck Melton, Macon mayor from 1975-79
Robert Reichert, Macon mayor from 2013-20
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Lester Miller, Macon mayor from 2021-present