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# Veronica Cope

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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointed Superior Court Judge, Gwinnett Judicial Circuit, 2026-09-02
- Judge, State Court of Gwinnett County, elected 2020

### Education

- undergraduate degree — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of North Carolina School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Private practice, nearly twenty years, including commercial litigation, insurance defense, felony criminal, and juvenile law
- Veronica H. Cope served on the State Court of Gwinnett County after nearly twenty years in private practice.

## 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/5fb6e0858640b3001c497431/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5fb6e0858640b3001c497431/)
- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5fb6e0858640b3001c497431/)
- [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/5fb6e0858640b3001c497431/)
- [Gov. Kemp Announces Gwinnett Superior Court Appointments](https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2026-08-26/gov-kemp-announces-gwinnett-superior-court-appointments)
- [Gwinnett County Courts - Superior Court](https://www.gwinnettcourts.com/superior/)
- [2026 Executive Orders](https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2026)

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## 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.