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# Todd Markle

Court of Appeals of Georgia · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-15

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- 2018–present: Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals
- 2011–2018: held the role of a trial judge on the Superior Court of Fulton County (Atlanta Judicial Circuit)
- Judge on the Court of Appeals of Georgia, the state’s intermediate appellate court
- Prior to his appointment, Judge Markle served as a trial judge on the Superior Court of Fulton County and as executive counsel to Governor Nathan Deal.

### Education



### Additional information

- was appointed to the Court of Appeals of Georgia by Governor Nathan Deal on December 17, 2018, and was elected statewide in 2020 and 2026.
- He was appointed on December 7, 2018 to succeed William M. Ray II, and was elected statewide in 2020 and re‐elected in 2026.
- 1989–2010: Practiced law in Atlanta, founding his own firm in 1996 specializing in general civil litigation
- Practiced law in Atlanta from 1989 until 2010, most of which was at a firm he founded.
- Judge Todd Markle
- Graduate of the University of Georgia and Mercer Law School.
- Known for his background in both trial law and appellate review, as well as his prior role in Georgia’s executive branch
- His judicial approach is grounded in his extensive trial and appellate experience, and he is recognized for his focus on thorough case review and legal reasoning

## 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://www.gaappeals.gov/todd-markle/)
- [Official roster](https://www.gaappeals.gov/todd-markle/)
- [Court of Appeals of Georgia official judicial roster](https://www.gaappeals.gov/judges/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [Official biography source for Todd Markle](https://www.gaappeals.gov/todd-markle/)

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