Stephanie Woodard was appointed Solicitor General by the governor in December 2008. Ms. Woodard previously worked in the Fulton County District Attorney's Office as Senior Assistant District Attorney, in the Carroll County District Attorney's Office and in the DeKalb County Solicitor General's Office. She was an attorney in private practice from 2000 until her appointment to Solicitor General.
Ms. Woodard currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Edmundson-Telford Center for Children, and the Board of Advisors for Friends of Recovery, which supports alternative sentencing courts. She is formerly on the board of 3 Dimensional Life, a Christian substance abuse rehabilitation program. She is a founding member of WomenSource, a nonprofit organization that empowers women with personal and professional resources, and Women Working Wonders, a program to support the children served by CASA.
Ms. Woodard earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Georgia State University and a Juris Doctor (JD) from Georgia State University Law School.