2024 Georgia General Elections

2024 GA Primary Election

2024 GA Primary Election Runoff

Superior Court, Honorable A. Gregory Poole, Chief Judge

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Greg is from Marietta, Georgia. He graduated from Presbyterian College with a bachelor's in European History. He received his law degree from Cumberland School of Law of Samford University. He and his wife have five children together. They attend Marietta First United Methodist Church.

Grey was previously a judge on the Cobb County Juvenile Court and an attorney at Dupree, Poole & King, 

Greg Poole is currently the Chief Judge for the Cobb Judicial Circuit. He was elected to the Cobb County Superior Court in July of 2012, and is serving his third term. 

Trellis, Judge A Gregory Poole Professional Background and legal Expertise

As a Superior Court Judge, presides over cases including family law, civil and criminal trials, and land and equity.

Before his appointment to Superior Court Judge, presided over the Cobb County Juvenile Court for almost 10 years and practiced at Dupree, Poole & King for almost 18 years.

Represented the Marietta Board of Education from 1990 to 2003.

- As a Superior Court Judge, presides over cases including family law, civil and criminal trials, and land and equity.
- Before his appointment to Superior Court Judge, presided over the Cobb County Juvenile Court for almost 10 years and practiced at Dupree, Poole & King for almost 18 years.
- Represented the Marietta Board of Education from 1990 to 2003.

Legal Experience

As of March 19, 2024, Greg Poole did not have a website or any information online.

Ethics & Conduct

Judicial Administration

Marietta, Judge Greg Poole – Judicial Candidate for Cobb Superior Court

Believes in the importance of the Superior Court due to their dealing with life and death issues.

Said, "To pursue a career in law, you have to love the law and reading the law, and you have to understand the relationship between law and society. There are reasons for laws—they hold people accountable for their actions and keep people from harming or infringing on the rights of others."

- Believes in the importance of the Superior Court due to their dealing with life and death issues.
- Said, "To pursue a career in law, you have to love the law and reading the law, and you have to understand the relationship between law and society. There are reasons for laws—they hold people accountable for their actions and keep people from harming or infringing on the rights of others."

Judicial Philosophy

Has membership with the State Bar of Georgia, Cobb County Bar Association, Cobb Justice Foundation, the Charles Weltner Family Law American Inn of Court,  and the Georgia Council of Juvenile Court Judges.

Involved with several local charities, including the Marietta Schools Foundation and the Marietta Pops Orchestra.

- Has membership with the State Bar of Georgia, Cobb County Bar Association, Cobb Justice Foundation, the Charles Weltner Family Law American Inn of Court,  and the Georgia Council of Juvenile Court Judges.
- Involved with several local charities, including the Marietta Schools Foundation and the Marietta Pops Orchestra.

Community Involvement

Greg Poole

Greg is from Marietta, Georgia. He graduated from Presbyterian College with a bachelor's in European History. He received his juris doctorate from Cumberland School of Law of Samford University in 1985. He and his wife, Lucia, have five children. They attend Marietta First United Methodist Church.

Greg Poole is currently the Chief Judge for the Cobb Judicial Circuit. He was elected to the Cobb County Superior Court in July of 2012, and is on his third term. 

- As a Superior Court Judge, he presides over cases including family law, civil and criminal trials, and land and equity.
- Before his appointment to Superior Court Judge, he was a judge presiding over the Cobb County Juvenile Court for almost 10 years and an attorney at Dupree, Poole & King for almost 18 years.
- He represented the Marietta Board of Education from 1990 to 2003.

As of March 19, 2024, Greg Poole did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

- Believes Superior Court is very important because they with life and death issues.
- Said, "To pursue a career in law, you have to love the law and reading the law, and you have to understand the relationship between law and society. There are reasons for laws—they hold people accountable for their actions and keep people from harming or infringing on the rights of others."

- He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Cobb County Bar Association, Cobb Justice Foundation, the Charles Weltner Family Law American Inn of Court,  and the Georgia Council of Juvenile Court Judges.
- He is involved with several local charities, including the Marietta Schools Foundation and the Marietta Pops Orchestra.

- Georgia Superior Court Judges hear a wide range of criminal cases from petty theft and public drunkenness to murder. Some cases in front of the Georgia Superior Court involve the death penalty. 
- On the civil side, Superior Court Judges hear cases on divorce, titles to land, contract disputes, and premises liability. 
- Superior Court Judges are elected by judicial circuit. Each county surrounding Atlanta has its own judicial circuit, while rural judicial districts typically consist of multiple counties.
- Superior Court Judges are elected to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. The Governor can appoint Superior Court Judges when vacancies arise. 

Georgia Superior Court Judge, Cobb

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