--- title: "Pandora E. Palmer | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/pandora-e-palmer" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-25" --- # Pandora E. Palmer Henry County Superior Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Henry 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 - Joined the Henry County Superior Court by Governor Brian Kemp on October 21, 2020, filling the vacancy left by Judge Trea Pipkin’s appointment to the Georgia Court of Appeals - Prior to this, she made history as the first female judge of the Henry County State Court, appointed by Governor Nathan Deal on January 7, 2019. - She also held the role of a partner at Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC from 2004 to 2012, and worked as a sole practitioner and supervising attorney for the Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline in Maui, Hawai’i in 2001 ### Education - Georgia State University College of Law in — J.D. (1994) - B.A. in Criminal Justice from the University of Georgia in 1988 ### Additional information - She has also presided over the Henry County Veterans Treatment Court since May 2020 - She authored “Divorce Proceedings in Georgia: What You Need to Know” and has received several honors, including the Top 50 Southern Crescent Women of Influence Award (2023), the Alex Crumbley Distinctive Service Award (2022), and the National Women’s History Month Award (2019) - She founded her own law firm, Pandora E. Palmer, P.C., in 2012, specializing in family law, criminal defense, juvenile law, and personal injury. - She is admitted to practice in Georgia (1994), Hawai’i (2001), the Georgia Supreme Court, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and federal courts in Georgia and Hawai’i - As an attorney, she worked in private practice before joining Smith, Welch & Brittain LLP, later known as Smith, Welch, Webb, & White, LLC. - Her early career included positions at Lee Sexton & Associates in Stockbridge, Georgia, and other private practices - Judge Palmer has been active in numerous professional organizations, including the Henry County Bar Association (past president), Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and the Lawyers Club of Atlanta. ## 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/5c339cd4960d342660b7e1e3/) - [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5c339cd4960d342660b7e1e3/) - [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/5c339cd4960d342660b7e1e3/) - [Kemp Names Appointments to Flint Judicial Circuit, State Court of Henry County](https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2020-10-07/kemp-names-appointments-flint-judicial-circuit-state-court-henry-county) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/pandora-e-palmer", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/pandora-e-palmer", "name": "Pandora E. 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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.