Sonya Allen was sworn into office Wednesday as the new District Attorney in Cobb County, a little more than a month after her election.
The Democrat and former assistant district attorney in Fulton County was accompanied by her parents and daughter as she took the oath of office from Georgia Supreme Court Justice Verda M. Colvin.
Allen, who rose to the ranks of chief deputy of the Cobb Sheriff’s Office during a 30-year career, unseated former Cobb District Attorney Flynn Broady Jr. in the May primary.
Unopposed in the general election, Allen is the first elected African-American woman to hold the post. Joyette Holmes was appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp to fill a vacancy before she was defeated by Broady in 2020.
According to a release from Cobb County government, “Allen pledged to lead the District Attorney’s Office based on the three principles she emphasized throughout her campaign: fairness, transparency, and a deep respect for the law.
“Every decision we make will be grounded in these principles; I can assure you of that. The criminal justice system has the power to protect, heal, and sometimes restore what has been broken. There will be difficult days ahead. We will face complex cases, hard choices, and sometimes public scrutiny. But I promise to meet these challenges with integrity and a firm belief that the justice system must serve people equally.”
Allen is a graduate of West Georgia University and the John Marshall Law School in Atlanta.
You can watch the ceremony below.
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