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# Amanda Trimble

Oconee County Juvenile Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Oconee County Juvenile Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Chief Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- The Chief Judge of the Athens‐Clarke County Juvenile Court in Georgia, appointed in 2016 and serving as Chief Judge since 2020
- Reappointed full-time Juvenile Court Judge effective October 1, 2024
- Full-time / presiding Juvenile Court Judge, Western Judicial Circuit, appointed October 1, 2020
- Initial Role: Part‐time Juvenile Court judge; became full‐time Chief Judge in 2020
- Part-time Juvenile Court Judge, Western Judicial Circuit (Clarke and Oconee Counties), appointed October 1, 2016
- Law clerk, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- Assistant Public Defender, Piedmont Judicial Circuit, approximately 11-12 years
- Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Georgia School of Law (Criminal Law Drafting)
- Judge Amanda Trimble’s career blends judicial leadership, public defense advocacy, and legal education

### Education

- Mercer University — B.A.
- Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Georgia courts directory as of September 1, 2026 lists Judge Amanda Trimble for both Athens-Clarke and Oconee.
- representing defendants in felony and misdemeanor prosecutions and appeals and representing parents and children in juvenile court.
- As Chief Judge, she oversees juvenile justice matters in Athens‐Clarke County, with a background in both defense law and academic instruction

## 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/59073a192d4b7426b2393389/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/59073a192d4b7426b2393389/)
- [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/59073a192d4b7426b2393389/)
- [Amanda Trimble | University of Georgia School of Law](https://www.law.uga.edu/profile/amanda-trimble)
- [Two new juvenile court judges appointed in Athens (ACCGov release)](https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/two-new-juvenile-court-judges-appointed-in-athens)
- [Superior Court Judges Announce Appointment of Juvenile Court Judges](https://www.childrenfirst-inc.org/blog/superior-court-judges-announce-appointment-of-juvenile-court-judges-for-the-western-judicial-circuit)
- [Juvenile Court Judges by County as of 2026-09-01](https://assets.georgiacourts.gov/2/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/03191924/Juvenile-Court-Judges-by-County_as-of-2026-09-01.pdf)
- [Athens-Clarke County Juvenile Court staff directory](https://www.accgov.com/Directory.aspx?did=94)

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