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# Ashanti L. Pounds

Richmond County State Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Richmond 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/63d2c895aca1aa0012168e98/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/63d2c895aca1aa0012168e98/)
- [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/63d2c895aca1aa0012168e98/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Joined the bench in August 2022 and currently serves as a State Court Judge
- Pounds announced her candidacy for the Richmond County State Court seat following the retirement of Judge David Watkins in 2022
- Judge Ashanti L. Pounds brings a broad range of legal experience to the Richmond County State Court, combining private practice, public defense, prosecution, and specialized court programs
- representing low-income clients, and later as an Assistant Solicitor General, prosecuting misdemeanors and leading the Accountability Court prosecution efforts in Richmond County
- Her judicial work emphasizes justice, fairness, and compassion, with a focus on therapeutic and rehabilitative approaches for nonviolent offenders

### Education


### Additional information

- Ashanti Lilley Pounds is a graduate of Emory University School of Law and has practiced law in Augusta for over a decade.
- overseeing primarily misdemeanor cases, including those involving drug or alcohol offenses.
- Pounds also held the role of an Assistant Public Defender