Judge Teate is an Administrative Law Judge for the Georgia Office of Administrative Hearings. He was in private practice for 16 years, focusing primarily on workers compensation, personal injury, bankruptcy, and domestic relations. He then worked as a hearing officer for the Georgia Department of Human Resources for 8 years. When the Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings was established, Judge Teate was one of the first ALJs appointed. He has taught administrative law courses in the Masters of Public Administration program at Kennesaw State University and has also taught in the Emory Paralegal Certificate Program. He attended law school at Samford University in Birmingham and completed his JD requirements for Samford at Emory University in Atlanta. His bachelor’s degree is from the University of Georgia.