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# Sherri Paul McDonald

Candler County Juvenile Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Candler County Juvenile 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.

## 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/58af01d9ce9168f520c4cf8b/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01d9ce9168f520c4cf8b/)
- [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/58af01d9ce9168f520c4cf8b/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The Juvenile Court Judge for Georgia’s Middle Judicial Circuit

### Education

- University of Georgia — B.A. (1988)

### Additional information

- Has served in this role since 2007 and was most recently appointed for her fourth term in 2019
- she has received the AV Preeminent® rating — the highest peer recognition for legal knowledge, communication skills, and ethical standards — and was named Notable in 2025
- Judge McDonald was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1991
- overseeing child welfare, delinquency, and related cases across five counties
- Judge McDonald presides over all Juvenile Court matters in the Middle Judicial Circuit, which includes Candler, Emanuel, Jefferson, Toombs, and Washington counties.