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# Susan Schaffer

Clarke County Probate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Clarke County Probate 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/6021505b850f0a001b0ccc70/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/6021505b850f0a001b0ccc70/)
- [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/6021505b850f0a001b0ccc70/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Susan G. Schaffer is the Chief Judge of the Athens‐Clarke County Probate Court in Georgia, elected in 2020 to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Susan Tate
- Staff Attorney & Chief Clerk for the Athens‐Clarke County Probate Court for 6 years, also serving as pro hac vice judge

### Education


### Additional information

- Election: 2020, following Judge Susan Tate’s retirement
- She has also conducted mental health crisis intervention training for local law enforcement and provided training in estate and guardianship matters



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Georgia Probate Court Rule 11 — virtual proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-fd6e1558b530329a117d6f9d) — Georgia Probate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified. [Official source](https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Rule-11-Order_approved.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.