Judge Martha C. Christian: Biography & Judicial Service | KnowJudges

# Martha C. Christian
Senior Judge · [Habersham County Superior Court](/kyj/court/ga/habersham-county-superior-court)

## Judicial assignments
[Mountain Judicial Circuit](/kyj/court/ga/mountain-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/58af021ece9168f520c4d8cd/) · [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.

## Martha C. Christian at a glance
Current roleSenior Judge
Court[Habersham County Superior Court](/kyj/court/ga/habersham-county-superior-court)
Current assignment[Habersham County Superior Court](/kyj/court/ga/habersham-county-superior-court)
JurisdictionGeorgia · State
Judicial serviceActive

## Biography

### Professional career

- In 2007, she was named the circuit’s first female Chief Judge
- First female Superior Court judge in Macon Judicial Circuit (1994)
- Appointed by then-Governor Zell Miller in 1994, Christian became the first woman to sit as a Superior Court judge in the Macon Judicial Circuit, which covers Bibb, Peach, and Crawford counties
- Pioneering figure in Georgia’s judiciary, serving as the first female Superior Court judge in the Macon Judicial Circuit and later its first female Chief Judge
- She continued as a senior judge in the Northeastern Judicial Circuit and pursued personal interests such as cooking classes, learning the hammered dulcimer, and singing in a church choir

### Education

- Before joining the judiciary, Christian held a position as a teacher and school counselor, then earned her J.D. from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law in 1980.
- She also holds an M.Ed. (1974) from the University of Georgia and an A.B. (1972) from Georgia State University

### Additional information

- Bench for 17 years, retiring on December 31, 2011.
- Remembered by colleagues as a “model judge” who balanced firmness with compassion, and whose career opened the door for women in Georgia’s courts

## Sources

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### Georgia Courts Directory
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## 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.