--- title: "Rachelle Carnesale | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rachelle-carnesale" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-25" --- # Rachelle Carnesale Fulton County Superior Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Fulton 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 - Judge Rachelle Carnesale joined the Fulton County Superior Court on June 17, 2019 and currently serves in the Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit, with her term running through January 1, 2029 - Judge Carnesale actively engages with the community, hosting student interns and visitors in her courtroom to provide insight into the criminal justice system - Rachelle L. Carnesale is Chief Assistant District Attorney in the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, serving as acting District Attorney as needed, managing day-to-day operations, and prosecuting complex felony matters, particularly child homicide cases ### Education - She earned her Juris Doctor (JD) from Emory University School of Law - a Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of North Carolina. ### Additional information - She successfully won re-election in the May 21, 2024 general election. - Her educational background complements her extensive legal and judicial experience - Her appointment to the Atlanta Judicial Circuit Superior Court is effective once she is sworn into office. - Judge Carnesale oversees a regular docket of criminal and civil cases and has taken a leading role in the My Journey Matters Program, an initiative aimed at providing alternatives to long-term incarceration for young offenders. - Prior to her judicial appointment, Carnesale had 18 years of experience as a prosecutor - focusing on serious violent felonies, including child abuse and child homicides ## 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/5dee828a70794b0015ef3638/) - [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5dee828a70794b0015ef3638/) - [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/5dee828a70794b0015ef3638/) - [Kemp Names Rachelle Carnesale to Atlanta Judicial Circuit Superior Court](https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2019-06-06/kemp-names-rachelle-carnesale-atlanta-judicial-circuit-superior-court) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rachelle-carnesale", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rachelle-carnesale", "name": "Rachelle Carnesale | KnowJudges", "description": "Rachelle Carnesale, Fulton County Superior Court. 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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.