Pam Stephenson


Pamela S. Stephenson is a politician from Georgia. A Democrat, she is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing the state's 90th district which includes parts of DeKalb and Rockdale counties.
The 90th district is 86% African American according to figures from the 2000 census.

Background

Education

Stephenson received her undergraduate degree from Eastern Michigan University and has two master's degrees from the University of Michigan, her law degree is from what was the Woodrow Wilson College of Law in Atlanta.
There has been some debate over whether or not she graduated from law school. The registrar for the school does not show that she graduated.

Career

Stephenson was elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 2002. She had been the executive director of the State Health Planning agency and had served on the State Medical Education Board. She is chairman of the board of Trustees at Grady Hospital.
In 2018, Stephenson was hired to defend Asa North, who had been accused of causing the deaths of his children after leaving them in a hot car in Carroll County, Georgia. During the trial, she accused of being "woefully unprepared". She did not subpoena any witnesses and repeatedly talked on her cell phone, even during opening statements. Affidavits state that the judge asked Stephensen if she was on pills. The family of Asa North has since hired another attorney.
On September 20, 2019, Stephenson was suspended from the practice of law in Georgia.