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'{{Infobox judge | honorific-prefix = | name = Christian A. Coomer | honorific-suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | office = Judge of the [[Georgia Court of Appeals]] | term_start = October 31, 2018 | term_end = | appointer = [[Nathan Deal]] | predecessor = [[Charlie Bethel]] | successor = | office1 = Member of the [[Georgia House of Representatives]] from the 14th District | term_start1 = January 10, 2011 | term_end1 = October 15, 2018<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=756&Session=24 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024102725/http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=756&Session=24 |archive-date=2019-10-24 |url-status=live }}</ref> | predecessor1 = [[Barry Loudermilk]] | successor1 = Mitchell Scoggins<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.daily-tribune.com/stories/scoggins-wins-district-14-primary,20847 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024102921/http://www.daily-tribune.com/stories/scoggins-wins-district-14-primary,20847 |archive-date=2019-10-24 |url-status=live }}</ref> | pronunciation = | birth_name = Christian Aaron Coomer<ref>https://www.martindale.com/cartersville/georgia/christian-aaron-coomer-2072983-a/</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|10|31}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | spouse = | children = | residence = | education = [[Lee University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])<br>[[University of Georgia School of Law]] ([[Juris Doctor|J.D.]]) | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] <!--Embedded templates / Footnotes--> | footnotes = }} '''Christian Aaron Coomer''' (born October 31, 1974)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/house-majority-whip-prepares-leave-162519095.html |title=House Majority Whip Prepares to Leave Legislature for the Bench |date=2018-10-29 |website=finance.yahoo.com |language=en-US |access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref> is a Judge of the [[Georgia Court of Appeals]]. ==Education== A factual idiot, Coomer received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Communication from [[Lee University]] in [[Cleveland, Tennessee]] and earned his [[Juris Doctor]] at the [[University of Georgia School of Law]].<ref name="OfficialBio">{{Cite web |url=https://www.gaappeals.us/biography/bio_judges.php?jname=Christian%2520A.%2520Coomer |title=Court of Appeals of Georgia: Christian A. Coomer, Judge |website=www.gaappeals.us |access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref> ==Legal and military career== Coomer's professional experience included operating his own law practice and serving as a judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force Reserve's JAG Corps. Coomer spent four years on active duty with the United States Air Force. Upon separating from active duty, he began serving in the reserve component as a member of Georgia Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve. He has worked as a Special Assistant United States Attorney, represented the Air Force in labor and employment matters before federal and state agencies, served as general counsel to a military hospital, prosecuted courts-martial, trained military members on law enforcement standards and the law of armed conflict, and managed the busiest General Courts-Martial docket in the Air Force. Coomer completed Air Command and Staff College at [[Air University (United States Air Force)|Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama]]. He has been awarded the [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Air Force Meritorious Service Medal]] and the Global War on Terrorism Medal, among other awards and decorations. He has attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.<ref name="OfficialBio" /> ==State legislator service== Coomer was first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2010. He served in the [[Georgia House of Representatives]] from 2011–2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/rep-coomer-appointed-to-georgia-court-of-appeals/article_68d99a42-b86b-11e8-8260-d7518dccdb26.html |title=Rep. Coomer appointed to Georgia Court of Appeals |last=Wagner |first=Diane |date=2018-09-14 |website=Northwest Georgia News |language=en |access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref> He served as a member of the standing committees on Appropriations, Banks and Banking, Ethics, Judiciary Noncivil, Juvenile Justice, Retirement, Rules, and Transportation. He was also appointed to the Public Defender Council Legislative Oversight Committee, the Fiscal Affairs Oversight Joint Subcommittee, the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group, and the Transit Study Commission. In 2017, Governor Deal appointed Coomer to the Court Reform Commission. The same year, Judge Coomer was named Legislator of the Year by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="OfficialBio" /> ==Appointment to Georgia Court of Appeals== On September 14, 2018 Coomer was appointed to the seat vacated by [[Charlie Bethel]]. His appointment was effective October 31, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/f689012982f2431da9708cad7e7367cb |title=Coomer to be sworn in Oct. 31 |date=2018-10-13 |website=AP NEWS |access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref> ==Consideration for Georgia Supreme Court== In 2018 Coomer was among three candidates under consideration for the [[Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state)|Supreme Court of Georgia]] after the retirement of [[Harris Hines]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/deal-gets-three-new-names-for-supreme-court-vacancy/0foEMdl1whQwzaKOC1zYWJ/ |title=Deal gets three new names for Supreme Court vacancy |last=Rankin |first=Bill |date=2018-09-12 |website=ajc |language=English |access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref> ==Personal== Christian met his wife, Heidi, at Lee University. They have three children, Christian, Collin, and Vivian.<ref name="OfficialBio" /> ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[https://www.gaappeals.us/biography/bio_judges.php?jname=Christian%20A.%20Coomer Official Biography on Georgia Judicial Branch website] *{{Ballotpedia|Christian_Coomer|Christian Coomer}} {{s-start}} {{s-legal}} {{s-bef|before=[[Charlie Bethel]]}} {{s-ttl|title={{nowrap|Judge of the [[Georgia Court of Appeals]]}}|years=2018–present}} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Coomer, Christian A.}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Assistant United States Attorneys]] [[Category:Georgia Court of Appeals judges]] [[Category:Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers]] [[Category:Georgia (U.S. state) Republicans]] [[Category:Lee University alumni]] [[Category:Members of the Georgia House of Representatives]] [[Category:United States Air Force officers]] [[Category:University of Georgia School of Law alumni]] [[Category:21st-century American lawyers]] [[Category:21st-century American politicians]] [[Category:21st-century American judges]] {{US-law-bio-stub}}'