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# Susan Eichler Edlein

Fulton County State Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Fulton County State 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/58af022bce9168f520c4da98/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af022bce9168f520c4da98/)
- [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/58af022bce9168f520c4da98/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge of the State Court of Fulton County, Georgia, serving since 2008 and currently in her term through January 1, 2029
- Before joining the bench, Edlein was a litigation partner at Holland & Knight LLP, co‐chair of the firm’s national Real Estate Litigation Team, and began her practice there in 1995.

### Education



### Additional information

- Appointed by former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue in March 2008 to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Hon.
- She has also served on the Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation Board and was listed in Georgia Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite in 2007
- She has held the role of Chief Judge of the court and presides over both civil and criminal cases, as well as specialized programs such as DUI Court.