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# M. Yvette Miller

Court of Appeals of Georgia · Senior Appellate Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
- State: Georgia
- Role: Senior Appellate Court Judge
- Service status: senior
- Last verified: 2026-08-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1999-present
- 1999–2024: Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals, appointed by Governor Roy Barnes
- 2009–2011: Chief Judge, implementing the court’s e-filing initiative to improve access for attorneys and litigants
- 1996–1999: Judge, Fulton County State Court
- 1989–1992: Administrative Law Judge and later Director/Judge of the Appellate Division of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation — the first woman, first African American, and youngest person to hold this role in Georgia
- Celebrated for breaking barriers for women and minorities in Georgia’s legal profession, increasing access to justice through the e-filing system, and mentoring through the M. Yvette Miller Endowed Scholarship at Mercer Law School

### Education

- Mercer’s Walter F. George School of Law in — J.D. (1980)
- Mercer University, graduating cum laude in — B.A. (1977)
- Mercer University — J.D.

### Additional information

- Re-election: She was elected to the court in 2000 and re-elected in 2006, 2012, and 2018, running unopposed each time
- Practitioner, 1998-1998
- Born June 21, 1955, in Macon, Georgia.
- She also served as general counsel for a Ford Lincoln-Mercury dealership and maintained a private legal practice
- Mildred Yvette “M.” Miller is an American lawyer and jurist best known for her 25-year service on the Georgia Court of Appeals, where she was the first African-American woman to serve on the court and the first African-American woman to serve as its Chief 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


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2026)
- [Official roster](https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2026)
- [Court of Appeals of Georgia current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7170/m-yvette-miller/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [Georgia Governor 2026 executive orders](https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2026)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7170/m-yvette-miller/)
- [M. Yvette Miller - Judges Past and Present - Georgia Court of Appeals](https://www.gaappeals.gov/m-yvette-miller)
- [Yvette Miller - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Yvette_Miller)

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