Georgia's 50 Most Influential Women For 2007 

Penny Brown Reynolds

Fulton County State Court Judge

On September 7, 2005, Judge Penny Brown Reynolds donned a second robe, that of minister.  That occasion also marked 5 years on the bench as a Fulton County State Court Judge.  Even before Penny became judge, she had achieved more than most.  She is a former assistant attorney general for the state and a former prosecutor.  She also served as executive counsel to former Governor Roy Barnes, making her the first African American to serve in that position in Georgia.  During her tenure as executive counsel, she negotiated the state's historic settlement with the tobacco industry and explored sentencing guidelines, among other accomplishments.

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