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# Brenda Holbert Trammell

Baldwin County Superior Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Baldwin County Superior 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.

## 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/58af0241ce9168f520c4dd9c/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0241ce9168f520c4dd9c/)
- [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/58af0241ce9168f520c4dd9c/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The Chief Judge of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court in Georgia, appointed in 2014 and re‐elected in 2016, serving until at least 2028
- Chief Judge for the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit, which includes Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Putnam, and Wilkinson counties
- Also the judge for the Mental Health track in the circuit
- Has served two full terms on the Georgia Superior Court, a position requiring at least seven years of legal practice and a state residency of three years

### Education

- University of Georgia School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Re‐elected: May 24, 2016, and currently serving until May 21, 2028
- Elected: May 24, 2016, to a full four‐year term in a nonpartisan general election, unopposed
- Appointed: December 29, 2014, by Governor Nathan Deal, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Hon. Hulane E. George
- Admitted to the Georgia Bar: 1977
- Before joining the court, she was a sole practitioner at Brenda Holbert Trammell, Attorney at Law, in Morgan County, Georgia
- Trammell is married to William Trammell, and they have ten children
- As Chief Judge, she oversees the administration of the circuit court and ensures compliance with judicial standards



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Uniform Superior Court Rules](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-815bee855bfd141a25d75d36) — Superior Court proceedings. Collected April 9, 2026 compilation; amendments effective November 5, 2026 are future on this collection date and are not applied. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://assets.georgiacourts.gov/4/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/14025702/UNIFORM-SUPERIOR-COURT-RULES-2026_04_09.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.