Carrie B. Markham at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Coweta County Probate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Carrie B. Markham
Judge · Coweta County Probate Court
Biography
Professional career
- On August 14, 2024, the Supreme Court of Georgia appointed Judge Markham as Chair-elect of the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution (GCDR), a position she has held since her 2022 appointment
- Probate Court Judge since January 2020
- 2019–2020: Associate Judge of the Coweta County Probate Court
- Before entering the judiciary, Judge Markham practiced law in Atlanta at Alston & Bird for four years, then returned to Newnan in 2009 to join Rosenzweig, Jones, Horne and Griffis, where she handled civil litigation and held the role of a Guardian Ad Litem and Court Appointed Attorney for the Probate Court
- Judge Carrie Beavers Markham is the Probate Court Judge for Coweta County, Georgia, and the current Chair-elect of the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution
Education
- She graduated from Newnan High School, then received a B.A. in 2001 from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama
Additional information
- She earned the Outstanding Probate Judge of the Year Award from the Council of Probate Judges of Georgia in 2023.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Georgia Probate Court Rule 11 — virtual proceedings
Coweta County Probate Court
Georgia Probate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
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Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
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