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# Sarah Hawkins Warren

Supreme Court of Georgia · Presiding Justice

## Profile

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

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Court since September 17, 2018, when she was appointed by then‐Governor Nathan Deal to replace Justice Britt Grant
- The Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, a role she assumed in April 2025 after being elected to the position for a six‐year term.
- Warren was originally appointed as an Associate Justice in 2018 and re‐elected statewide in 2020 with 79% of the vote
- Presiding Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren was appointed to the Supreme Court of Georgia by Governor Nathan Deal and was sworn in on September 17, 2018
- In January 2017, she was appointed Solicitor General by Attorney General Chris Carr, and in that role served as the chief appellate lawyer for the State of Georgia and the primary constitutional law advisor to the Attorney General
- Presiding Justice Warren previously served as Solicitor General for the State of Georgia under Attorney General Chris Carr
- Law clerk to Judge J.L. Edmondson (11th U.S. Circuit) and Judge Richard J. Leon (U.S. District Court, D.C.)
- After graduation, Presiding Justice Warren served as Deputy Press Secretary for the White House Office of Management and Budget.
- Following her graduation from law school, Presiding Justice Warren served as a law clerk to then-Chief Judge J.L.

### Education

- magna cum laude, Duke University School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Currently serving her second six‐year term, which runs through December 31, 2026.
- 2026-05-21T11:46:30-04:00
- She was re-elected statewide for six-year terms in 2020 and 2026.
- Born around 1981–1982 in Atlanta, Georgia, Warren graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a B.A. in Public Policy and Spanish.
- SC Admin
- Florida v.
- As Presiding Justice, she leads the Court’s work and oversees the Georgia Judicial Branch
- Edmondson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and to the Honorable Richard J.
- Presiding Justice Warren earned a B.A.
- Warren serves on multiple boards, including the Berry College Board of Trustees, Bolch Judicial Institute Advisory Board, and the Atlanta Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society.
- Law and Contemporary Problems — editor-in-chief
- Federalist Society — executive committee at Duke University School of Law

## 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.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/justice-sarah-hawkins-warren/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0242ce9168f520c4ddbc/ | https://www.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia official judicial roster](https://www.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [GA SUPREME BIOS](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0242ce9168f520c4ddbc/ | https://www.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/)
- [Official biography source for Sarah Hawkins Warren](https://www.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/justice-sarah-hawkins-warren/)

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