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# Tamela L. Adkins

Gwinnett County Superior Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Gwinnett County Superior 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

### recording devices and courtroom access

Scope: statewide

For Georgia Superior Court proceedings, statewide Rule 22 governs recording devices and courtroom recording; counsel should confirm judge approval and courtroom conditions before using recording, photographic, or comparable electronic presentation equipment.

Evidence excerpt: The new version will take effect on May 1, 2018.

[Supreme Court of Georgia, New Rule 22 approved for use of recording devices in courtrooms](https://www.gasupreme.us/new-rule-22/)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5fb6ca17ac625d001ba55f03/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5fb6ca17ac625d001ba55f03/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, New Rule 22 approved for use of recording devices in courtrooms](https://www.gasupreme.us/new-rule-22/)
- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5fb6ca17ac625d001ba55f03/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Adkins believes in upholding the law justly while considering the circumstances of both victims and defendants

### Education


### Additional information

- Tamela Adkins was elected to the Gwinnett County Superior Court in 2021.
- She passed the Georgia Bar Exam in 1993 and the Florida Bar Exam in 1994
- After law school, Adkins moved to Georgia and opened her own law firm, practicing as a trial attorney for 27 years.
- As a judge, she emphasizes respect, fairness, and compassion for all individuals appearing in her courtroom.
- Tamela L. Adkins combines decades of trial experience with a progressive approach to judicial service.
- Her extensive trial experience provided a strong foundation for her judicial role
- Tamela L. Adkins earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and psychology from Meredith College and a law degree from the University of Bridgeport (Quinnipiac University), where she also held the role of a law clerk and graduated with honors, including participation in Law Review Cum Laude and awards in trial practice, conflicts of law, and land use planning.



## 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.