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# Allison Barnes Salter

Cobb County State Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Cobb County State Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- 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


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0224ce9168f520c4d9c6/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0224ce9168f520c4d9c6/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0224ce9168f520c4d9c6/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Allison B. Salter is a Division I judge for the Cobb County State Court in Georgia, elected in 2016, with a background in private practice, public service, and federal judicial clerkship
- Law clerk to a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- Position: Division I, Post 1 Judge, Cobb County State Court, Georgia
- Her father, Roy E. Barnes, is a former Governor of Georgia and founding partner of Barnes Law Group
- 13 years in private practice, including as managing partner at Barnes Law Group, her father’s firm

### Education



### Additional information

- For case calendars and schedules, the Cobb County State Court publishes Civil Motions, Non‐Jury, and Jury Trial calendars for Judge Salter’s docket