Trea Pipkin

John A. “Trea” Pipkin III (born 1980/1981) is a Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Education
Pipkin earned his associate degree from Reinhardt College, a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia, and a J.D. degree from the Georgia State University College of Law.

Legal and academic career
He previously served as Assistant District Attorney for the Flint Circuit District Attorney's Office and as an adjunct professor of law at the Emory University School of Law. He is currently an adjunct professor of law at Gordon State College.

State court service
On December 21, 2017, Governor Nathan Deal announced Pipkin as his appointment to serve as a Superior Court Judge of the Henry County Superior Court. He succeeded Wade Crumbley who retired on December 31, 2017. Pipkin also served as Solicitor-General in McDonough, Georgia from 2012–2018.

Appointment to Georgia Court of Appeals
Pipkin was one of six applicants who applied for the vacancy on the Georgia Court of Appeals due to the death of Stephen S. Goss on August 24, 2019. On March 27, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp appointed Pipkin to the Georgia Court of Appeals. He was sworn into office on April 10, 2020.