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Hon. Viola Sellers Drew

State Board of Workers' Compensation


Judge Viola Drew is a graduate of Emory University School of Law. She has been an administrative law judge with the State Board of Workers’ Compensation for over 30 years.  She has also served as a Director of the Board, as Chief Judge, as Interim Executive Director, and as acting Director of the Licensure and Self-Insurance Division during her tenure with the Board.  She is currently serving as Deputy Executive Director of the Board, and she also continues to hear cases as an administrative law judge in Atlanta.  In addition, she serves as Ethics Counsel to the Board and as a member and staff liaison to the Advisory Council’s Rules Committee.