Judge Shepherd Lee Howell: Biography & Judicial Service | KnowJudges

# Shepherd Lee Howell
Senior Judge · [Bartow County Superior Court](/kyj/court/ga/bartow-county-superior-court)

## Judicial assignments
[Cherokee Judicial Circuit](/kyj/court/ga/cherokee-judicial-circuit)Senior Judge — circuit affiliation; court class unconfirmedThe official Senior Judges directory lists this circuit affiliation. A specific current assignment is not established. Senior judge available for assignment; this does not establish a current primary assignment.
Source checked October 15, 2026. [Roster source 1](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#home/directory-entries/58af021ace9168f520c4d861/) · [Roster source 2](https://us-api.knack.com/v1/pages/scene_1/views/view_5/records?rows_per_page=1000&page=1&filters=%7B%22match%22%3A+%22and%22%2C+%22rules%22%3A+%5B%7B%22field%22%3A+%22field_19%22%2C+%22operator%22%3A+%22is%22%2C+%22value%22%3A+%22Senior+Judges%22%7D%5D%7D)
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.

## Shepherd Lee Howell at a glance
Current roleSenior Judge
Court[Bartow County Superior Court](/kyj/court/ga/bartow-county-superior-court)
Current assignment[Bartow County Superior Court](/kyj/court/ga/bartow-county-superior-court)
JurisdictionGeorgia · State
Judicial serviceActive

## Biography

### Professional career

- Shepherd L. Howell was a judge of the Cherokee Judicial Circuit Superior Court in Georgia, serving from 1990 until his retirement in February 2014
- held the role of Chief Judge of the Cherokee Circuit

### Education


### Additional information

- He was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1980, also admitted to the U.S. District Court (Northern District of Georgia) and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
- Before joining the judiciary, Howell spent ten years in private legal practice in Bartow County, Georgia
- handling criminal, civil, and real estate matters
- Family tradition in law: Great-grandfather was an attorney; great-great-grandfather was a judge
- Martindale-Hubbell profiles note Howell’s AV Preeminent® rating, the highest peer recognition for legal knowledge, communication skills, and ethical standards

## Sources

Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
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### Georgia Courts Directory
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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Uniform Superior Court Rules](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-815bee855bfd141a25d75d36) — Superior Court proceedings. 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.