Justice Robert Benham, a life-long resident of Georgia, was born to Jesse Knox Benham and Clarence Benham in Cartersville, Georgia in 1946. He graduated from Summer Hill High School in Cartersville in 1963, and Tuskegee University (B. S. Political Science) in 1967; attended Harvard University; and graduated from the University of Georgia, Lumpkin School of Law (J. D. Degree) in 1970; University of Virginia (LL. M. Degree) in 1989. After completing law school, Justice Benham served in the U. S. Army Reserve, attaining the rank of Captain. He then served briefly as a trial attorney for Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc., later returning to Cartersville, where he engaged in the private practice of law, served as Special Assistant Attorney General, and served two terms as President of the Bartow County Bar Association. On April 3, 1984, Justice Benham was appointed to the Court of Appeals by Governor Joe Frank Harris. He won the statewide election and served on the Court of Appeals for five years. In December 1989, Justice Benham was appointed to the Supreme Court of Georgia by Governor Joe Frank Harris. He won the statewide election to a full term on the Supreme Court on July 17, 1990.Submissions from 2021
New endowed scholarship fund named for Benham to benefit those with commitment to legally underserved communities, University of Georgia School of Law
Graduation Addresses from 2018
Class of 2018 Commencement, Robert Benham
Georgia Supreme Court justice to deliver School of Law Commencement address, Office of Communications and Public Relations
UGA Law Launches Benham Scholars Program, Office of Communications and Public Relations
UGA law school creates Benham Scholars Program to enhance diversity in legal education, profession, Office of Communications and Public Relations
Robert Benham, Supreme Court of Georgia, 5/19/2018, University of Georgia School of Law
Submissions from 2017
Georgia Law's distinguished graduates featured in the Daily Report, Office of Communications and Public Relations
Submissions from 2011
Celebrating Courage Pamphlet, Office of the Registrar
Submissions from 2010
UGA to mark 50th anniversary of desegregation in 2011; legal issues panel to feature 1970 Georgia Law alumnus Robert Benham, Office of Communications and Public Relations
Images from 2009
Robert Benham, Robert Benham
46 Years Later: A Conversation with Georgia Law's Black Pioneers, Black Law Students Association and Davenport-Benham Chapter
Submissions from 2006
UGA Alumni Association to honor alumnus Robert Benham, Office of Communications and Public Relations
UGA Alumni Association to honor Benham, Markham, Rodgers and Willson, Office of Communications and Public Relations
Submissions from 2005
BENHAM HONORED FOR ACHIEVEMENTS, University of Georgia School of Law
Submissions from 2004
Reflections on the Integration of Georgia Law and the Impact of Brown v. Board of Education Panel Discussion, Larry Blount, Horace T. Ward, Robert Benham, Chester Davenport, Sharon N. Tucker, and Francys Johnson
Submissions from 2003
JUSTICE BENHAM RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL, Univeristy of Georgia School of Law
FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE AND ALUMNUS SUFFERS FROM HEART ATTACK, University of Georgia School of Law
Graduation Addresses from 1996
Class of 1996 Commencement, Robert Benham
Submissions from 1969
P.A.D. Directory 1969-70, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
Submissions from 1968
P.A.D. Directory 1968-69, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity