C. Shanelle Booker
Acting United States Attorney // Middle District of Georgia
C. Shanelle Booker assumed the role of Acting U.S. Attorney on January 12, 2025. A dedicated federal prosecutor in the Middle District of Georgia since 2015, Ms. Booker has led high-profile cases involving violent crime, child exploitation, sex trafficking, public corruption, and fraud. Throughout her career, she has held various leadership positions, including Elder Justice Coordinator, Criminal Civil Rights and Hate Crimes Coordinator, Deputy Criminal Division Chief, Criminal Division Chief, Acting Administrative Officer, and First Assistant U.S. Attorney. She is the first Black person and first Black woman to lead the office as Acting U.S. Attorney.
A resident of Macon, Georgia, Ms. Booker is deeply engaged in her community, particularly in mentoring young people. She volunteers with programs such as the Girl Squad Mentoring Program at the Macon Regional Youth Detention Center and the United Way of Central Georgia’s Read United Program, focused on grade-level reading support for students. Ms. Booker is also involved with the Just the Beginning Foundation, encouraging law careers among underrepresented students, and with the Georgia High School Mock Trial Competition. She is an active member of Bibb Mount Zion Baptist Church, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and has served on the board of the Central Georgia Empowerment Fund, which supports nonprofits addressing the needs of the Black community in Central Georgia.
In addition to her work as a prosecutor, Ms. Booker is an adjunct professor at Mercer University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, where she has taught criminal justice courses since 2020. She regularly leads training for law enforcement, covering key topics such as firearm conversion devices, fentanyl trafficking, hate crimes, elder abuse, and more.
As Acting U.S. Attorney, Ms. Booker is the chief federal law enforcement official for the Middle District of Georgia, which spans 70 counties, including Albany, Athens, Columbus, Macon, and Valdosta, and serves a population of approximately 2 million people. The office is responsible for prosecuting federal crimes, including terrorism, public corruption, child exploitation, firearms offenses, gang activity, and narcotics. It also defends the U.S. in civil cases and works to collect debts owed to the United States.
Raised in Riverdale, Georgia, Ms. Booker is a proud graduate of Clayton County Public Schools. She earned her B.A. magna cum laude from Hampton University and her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law. After law school, she clerked for U.S. District Judge Brian Miller of the Eastern District of Arkansas. Ms. Booker’s legal career includes serving as a state public defender and managing attorney in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit Defender’s Office, where she represented indigent clients in felony cases.
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