Judge George Grant Brantley: Court & Assignment | KnowJudges # George Grant Brantley Senior Judge · [Cobb County Superior Court](/kyj/court/ga/cobb-county-superior-court) ## Judicial assignments [Cobb Judicial Circuit](/kyj/court/ga/cobb-judicial-circuit)Senior Judge — circuit affiliation; court class unconfirmedThe official Senior Judges directory lists this circuit affiliation. A specific current assignment is not established. Senior judge available for assignment; this does not establish a current primary assignment. Source checked October 15, 2026. [Roster source 1](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#home/directory-entries/58af021ace9168f520c4d85f/) · [Roster source 2](https://us-api.knack.com/v1/pages/scene_1/views/view_5/records?rows_per_page=1000&page=1&filters=%7B%22match%22%3A+%22and%22%2C+%22rules%22%3A+%5B%7B%22field%22%3A+%22field_19%22%2C+%22operator%22%3A+%22is%22%2C+%22value%22%3A+%22Senior+Judges%22%7D%5D%7D) These published assignments do not certify a complete bench. ## George Grant Brantley at a glance Current roleSenior Judge Court[Cobb County Superior Court](/kyj/court/ga/cobb-county-superior-court) Current assignment[Cobb County Superior Court](/kyj/court/ga/cobb-county-superior-court) JurisdictionGeorgia · State Judicial serviceActive ## Biography ### Professional career - Elected Cobb County Superior Court judge in 1980, serving until 1992 - Served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force for three years, later as State Legal Officer in the Georgia Air National Guard, retiring at the rank of brigadier general - Cobb County attorney, Kennesaw city attorney, Cobb Development Authority attorney, and assistant city attorney for Acworth and Powder Springs - Private Practice: Partner at Smolar, Roseman, Brantley & Seifter; later mediator/arbitrator through Henning Mediation & Arbitration Service - Other Legal Work: Served as a mediator in settlement conferences for 12 years on the bench; conducted arbitrations for a firm with offices outside Georgia ### Education - Emory University; admitted to the Georgia Bar in — J.D. (1964) ### Additional information - Bachelor of Business Administration - Brantley has been active in the Cobb County Bar Association, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Bar Association, American Bar Association, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and Georgia Civil Justice Foundation - Brantley is one of eight senior judges in Cobb County, a part-time position for retired judges who have reached retirement and pension age but are appointed by the governor to continue serving on the Superior Court bench - Senior judges handle cases as acting judges when needed, without the full-time caseload of elected judges ## Sources Identity source checked August 25, 2026. 01 ### Georgia Courts Directory Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026 [View Georgia Courts Directory ↗](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af021ace9168f520c4d85f/) 1 ### cgtiiii.fastmail.us.user.fm — biography evidence Biography evidence collected 2026-10-08 [View source ↗](http://cgtiiii.fastmail.us.user.fm/webs/hma/neutrals/brantley.htm) 2 ### stearns-law.com — biography evidence Biography evidence collected 2026-10-08 [View source ↗](https://stearns-law.com/attorneys/about-us/in-the-community/judge-brantley-portrait-unveiling/) 3 ### www.cobbcounty.gov — biography evidence Biography evidence collected 2026-10-08 [View source ↗](https://www.cobbcounty.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/senior-judges) 4 ### www.yahoo.com — biography evidence Biography evidence collected 2026-10-08 [View source ↗](https://www.yahoo.com/news/portrait-unveiled-colleagues-honor-cobb-223900910.html) [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections) Found an error?[Let us know](mailto:info@knowjudges.com?subject=Found%20an%20error%20on%20KnowJudges.com&body=We%20found%20an%20error%20on%20the%20page%20https%3A%2F%2Fknowjudges.com%2Fkyj%2Fjudge%2Fgeorge-grant-brantley-ga-6e519a6a84f2.%0A%0APlease%20correct%20this%20with%3A%0A%0A%5Bdescribe%20the%20correction%5D%0A%0AHere%20is%20the%20source%20supporting%20our%20claim%3A%0A%0A%5Battach%20a%20link%20or%20PDF%5D) ## 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.