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# Patsy Y. Porter

Fulton County State Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Fulton County State 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.

## 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://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af022ace9168f520c4da70/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af022ace9168f520c4da70/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af022ace9168f520c4da70/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

### Education

- Law degree from Woodrow Wilson College of Law and her undergraduate degree from Georgia State University

### Additional information

- Beyond her judicial duties, Judge Porter is deeply engaged in civic and professional organizations.
- Fulton County State Court, where she handles civil cases such as medical malpractice, wrongful death, products liability, and automobile accidents.
- In the criminal division, she presides over misdemeanor offenses, including driving under the influence, simple battery, domestic violence, theft, and possession of marijuana.
- She has extensive experience in the legal community and has served in leadership roles, including past president of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA) and membership on the Judicial Qualifications Commission
- She serves as Chairperson of the Board of Community Concerns Inc., is a member of the Advisory Board of Atlanta Legal Aid Society, and has held leadership positions with the Andrew & Walter Young YMCA and the Georgia Bar Foundation.
- She is also a Leadership Atlanta alumnus
- Judge Porter has received numerous awards for her professional and community contributions, including the Pinnacle Leadership Award, Young Family YMCA Volunteer of the Year, Leah Ward Sears Award for Distinction in the Profession, Jurist of the Year Award from Mount Moriah Grand Masonic Lodge, and the Millennium Award of Excellence in Law from Women For Morris Brown College