Shaw University Alumna Nikia Smith Sellers Elected Judge — Defeating the YSL Trial Judge in the Process

A Shaw University alumna just made her mark on the Atlanta judicial system — and the HBCU community should be celebrating. On May 19, 2026, Nikia Smith Sellers, a proud Shaw University alumna, won election to the Atlanta Judicial Circuit Superior Court. She defeated incumbent Judge Paige Reese Whitaker — the same judge who presided […]

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