--- title: "B. Nichole Carswell | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/b-nichole-carswell" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-09-06" --- # B. Nichole Carswell Habersham County Superior Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Habersham County Superior 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. ## Biography ### Professional career - Superior Court Judge (2025–present) Appointed to fill the vacancy created by Judge Chan Caudell’s retirement - Juvenile Court Judge (2017–2025) First full‐time Juvenile Court Judge of the Mountain Judicial Circuit - Superior Court judge, Georgia (Mountain Circuit) - Recognized as the first female Superior Court Judge in the Mountain Judicial Circuit, marking a historic milestone for the region’s judiciary - In addition to her position as the juvenile court judge for the Mountain Judicial Circuit, Judge Carswell has served as a superior court judge pro temp and as the presiding judge for the Rabun County Felony Drug Court ### Education - Cumberland School of Law, Samford University — J.D. (1999) - Middle Tennessee State University — B.S. (1995) - Middle Tennessee State University — B.A. ### Additional information - Before being appointed as the first full time juvenile court judge of the circuit in 2017, she was a partner at McClure, Ramsay, Dickerson & Escoe, LLP in Toccoa, where her practice encompassed family law, adoptions, real estate law, probate, appellate law, and general litigation. - Nichole Carswell currently serves as the juvenile court judge of the Mountain Judicial Circuit and the presiding judge of the Mountain Judicial Circuit Family Dependency Treatment Court. - Superior Court of the Mountain Judicial Circuit, which includes Habersham, Rabun, and Stephens counties. - She became the first woman appointed to the Superior Court bench in the circuit - Judge Carswell resides in Habersham County with her husband and two children. - Judge Carswell is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Mountain Judicial Circuit Bar Association. ## 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/58af01d8ce9168f520c4cf67/) - [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01d8ce9168f520c4cf67/) - [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/58af01d8ce9168f520c4cf67/) - [Governor appointment press release — B. Nichole Carswell](https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2025-03-17/gov-kemp-announces-superior-court-state-court-and-solicitor-general) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/b-nichole-carswell", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/b-nichole-carswell", "name": "B. Nichole Carswell | KnowJudges", "description": "B. Nichole Carswell, Habersham County Superior Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-09-06", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/b-nichole-carswell#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/b-nichole-carswell#judge", "name": "B. 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