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# Atha H. Pryor

Clayton County Probate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Clayton County Probate 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/5a032f77e68c8b4e8ddeb3f6/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5a032f77e68c8b4e8ddeb3f6/)
- [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/5a032f77e68c8b4e8ddeb3f6/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The current Chief Probate Court Judge for Clayton County, Georgia, elected in a March 17, 2026 special election to serve the remainder of Judge Pam Ferguson’s term
- Previously an Associate Probate Judge in Clayton County from 2020 through early 2025
- Private practice: Law Office of Michelle Clark, LLC in Jonesboro, GA Over a decade as a District Attorney in Henry County, prosecuting major felonies Associate Probate Judge in Clayton County (2017–2025) Law career inspired by a high school “shaken baby” case and her friend’s prosecutorial work

### Education



### Additional information

- As Chief Probate Court Judge, she oversees matters such as marriage licenses, guardianships, and other probate cases
- Pryor won a nonpartisan special general election for the Clayton County Probate Court, succeeding Judge Pam Ferguson, who had served 20 years before retiring.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Georgia Probate Court Rule 11 — virtual proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-fd6e1558b530329a117d6f9d) — Georgia Probate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified. [Official source](https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Rule-11-Order_approved.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.