--- title: "A. Gregory Poole | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/a-gregory-poole" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-25" --- # A. Gregory Poole Cobb County Superior Court · Senior Judge ## Profile - Court: Cobb County Superior Court - State: Georgia - Role: Senior Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-08-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic devices and recording Scope: statewide Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure. Evidence excerpt: Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court Rules [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### recording devices and courtroom access Scope: statewide For Georgia Superior Court proceedings, statewide Rule 22 governs recording devices and courtroom recording; counsel should confirm judge approval and courtroom conditions before using recording, photographic, or comparable electronic presentation equipment. Evidence excerpt: The new version will take effect on May 1, 2018. [Supreme Court of Georgia, New Rule 22 approved for use of recording devices in courtrooms](https://www.gasupreme.us/new-rule-22/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0239ce9168f520c4dc82/) - [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0239ce9168f520c4dc82/) - [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules) - [Supreme Court of Georgia, New Rule 22 approved for use of recording devices in courtrooms](https://www.gasupreme.us/new-rule-22/) - [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0239ce9168f520c4dc82/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/a-gregory-poole", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/a-gregory-poole", "name": "A. 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Gregory Poole, a lifelong Marietta, Georgia resident, retired from the Cobb County Superior Court on January 2, 2026, after nearly 23 years of judicial service - His tenure on the Superior Court included Chief Judge from 2023 to 2025, during which he was credited with maintaining the court’s integrity and efficiency amid rapid county growth - Before that, he served ten years as a Cobb County Juvenile Court Judge (2003–2013). - Following his retirement, Poole has requested appointment as a Senior Superior Court Judge by Governor Brian Kemp and plans to offer his services as a mediator ### Education ### Additional information - Elected to the Cobb County Superior Court in July 2012 and took office January 1, 2013. - He worked at Dupree, Poole & King and represented the Marietta Board of Education from 1990 to 2003. - Before joining the bench, Poole practiced law after being admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1985. - His areas of practice included criminal, civil, family, and education law - In his own words: “It has been an honor to serve the citizens of the Cobb Judicial Circuit as a Superior Court Judge for the past thirteen years and as a Cobb County Juvenile Court Judge for the previous ten years” - His leadership also extended statewide through roles such as Chair of the Council of Superior Court Judges’ Mandatory Continuing Judicial Education Committee ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Uniform Superior Court Rules](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-815bee855bfd141a25d75d36) — Superior Court proceedings. Collected April 9, 2026 compilation; amendments effective November 5, 2026 are future on this collection date and are not applied. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://assets.georgiacourts.gov/4/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/14025702/UNIFORM-SUPERIOR-COURT-RULES-2026_04_09.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.