Mr. David McGinnis Kay

State Board of Workers' Compensation

In February of 2022, the Honorable David Kay was sworn in as the newest Administrative Law Judge in the ADR Division at the State Board.  He was the Settlement Division Director at the Board for the past decade; prior to that, he was a mediator in the ADR Division for six years.  He graduated with a B.A. in cinema from the University of Southern California and received his J.D. in 2003 from the Emory University School of Law.  Prior to working at the Board, Judge Kay worked as an associate at a workers’ compensation defense firm and as an Assistant Solicitor for Dekalb and Fulton Counties.