--- title: "Cynthia Adams | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cynthia-adams" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-09-06" --- # Cynthia Adams Douglas County Superior Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Douglas 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 - Appointed by then-Governor Nathan Deal on January 31, 2017 and sworn in on February 13, 2017, Judge Adams has served on the Douglas County Superior Court bench since then - She was re-elected in 2018 and, in January 2025, was sworn in as Chief Judge of the Douglas County Judicial Circuit, marking a historic milestone over 150 years after the county’s founding - Appointed by Governor Nathan Deal on January 31, 2017, and was sworn in as a Superior Court Judge of the Douglas Judicial Circuit on February 13, 2017 - She previously served as a prosecutor in Fulton County and DeKalb County before opening her own law practice in 2008. - Superior Court judge, Georgia (Douglas Circuit) - Judge Cynthia C. Adams is the Chief Judge of the Douglas County Superior Court in Georgia, the first female and first African American to hold that role in the county’s history - Prior to assuming the bench, Judge Adams served as Judge Pro Tempore in the Douglas County Juvenile Court and as a solo practitioner at the Law Office of Cynthia C. ### Education - the University of Georgia School of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - her undergraduate — Oakwood College (now Oakwood University) - While at the District Attorney's office she was assigned to the special victims unit where she prosecuted crimes committed against children, such as child molestation and child homicide. - Judge Adams is active in numerous organizations, including the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, Gate City Bar Association, and Douglas County Bar Association. - She continues to mentor through the Atlanta Bar Association’s Summer Law Internship Program ## 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/58b7177525a70f2deef27128/) - [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58b7177525a70f2deef27128/) - [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/58b7177525a70f2deef27128/) - [Official court biography — Cynthia Adams](https://www.douglascountyga.gov/directory.aspx?EID=153) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cynthia-adams", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cynthia-adams", "name": "Cynthia Adams | KnowJudges", "description": "Cynthia Adams, Douglas County Superior Court. 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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.