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# Seay V. Poulakos

Coweta County State Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Coweta County State Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Chief 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/58af022bce9168f520c4da88/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af022bce9168f520c4da88/)
- [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/58af022bce9168f520c4da88/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Seay VanPatten Poulakos is the Chief Judge of the Coweta County State Court in Georgia, appointed in 2004 and serving in a leadership role within the county’s judicial system
- Currently listed as Chief Judge of the court

### Education


### Additional information

- Coweta County State Court since October 2004, appointed by then‐Governor Sonny Perdue.
- She was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1995 and has been active in the State Bar of Georgia and the Newnan‐Coweta Bar Association
- Before joining the bench, Poulakos was Chief Assistant Solicitor‐General with the Coweta County Solicitor‐General’s Office.