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Robbin Shipp

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Robbin Shipp
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 58th district
In office
2006–2009
Personal details
Born (1963-02-01) February 1, 1963 (age 61)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma mater
OccupationLawyer

Robbin Shipp is an American attorney and former member of the Georgia House of Representatives. She was the Democratic nominee for state Commissioner of Labor in the 2014 election.

She is a graduate of Shaw University (BA, Communications), Georgia College & State University (MPA, Political Science) and the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University (Juris Doctor).[1]

Shipp has worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Fulton County, Georgia, and as Associate General Counsel for the Grady Health System.[2][3]

She is the co-author of Justice While Black: Helping African American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice System,[4] which was nominated for a 2015 NAACP Image Award for Excellence in Writing – Instructional.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Robbin Shipp's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Meet Robbin Shipp - Georgia Democrats' Candidate for Commissioner of Labor". Democratic Party of Georgia. July 31, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Wheatley, Thomas (April 21, 2009). "State Rep. Robin Shipp resigns". Creative Loafing. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Shipp, Robbin; Chiles, Nick (2014). Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice System. Agate Publishing. ISBN 978-1-57284-741-5.
  5. ^ Washington, Arlene (February 6, 2015). "2015 Image Award Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
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Party political offices
Preceded by
Darryl Hicks
Democratic nominee for Labor Commissioner of Georgia
2014
Succeeded by
Richard Keatley