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# Sara L. Doyle

Court of Appeals of Georgia · Presiding Judge

## Profile

- Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
- State: Georgia
- Role: Presiding Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-25

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Began as a civil litigator at Wilson, Strickland & Benson, P.C. and subsequently became an equity partner and litigator at Holland & Knight LLP
- Judge Doyle has also sat by designation on the Supreme Court of Georgia and on Georgia’s State-wide Business Court

### Education


### Additional information

- In 2014 and 2020, she was re-elected unopposed to her second and third terms.
- From July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2017, Judge Doyle was the Court’s Chief Judge where she was instrumental in implementing a historic jurisdiction shift of cases from the Supreme Court, the addition of a new fifth division adding three more judges to the Court, and funding and design of the new Nathan Deal Judicial Center.
- was elected to the Georgia Court of Appeals in December, 2008 and took office on January 1, 2009.
- Awarded an A.V. Preeminent peer review rating from Martindale‐Hubbell and was named a Georgia Super Lawyer (2004–2008)
- Born January 2, 1968 in Dallas, Texas, Doyle obtained a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Florida in 1990 and a J.D. cum laude from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law in 1994, where she was a member of the Mercer Law Review.
- focusing on education law.
- Prior to taking office, she was an equity partner with the national law firm of Holland & Knight, LLP where she practiced law with a focus on education issues.

## 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://www.gaappeals.gov/sara-l-doyle/)
- [Official roster](https://www.gaappeals.gov/sara-l-doyle/)
- [Court of Appeals of Georgia official judicial roster](https://www.gaappeals.gov/judges/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [Georgia Courts Directory](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01cbce9168f520c4cde7/)
- [Official biography source for Sara L. Doyle](https://www.gaappeals.gov/sara-l-doyle/)

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