Hon. Ashley Moore Palmer ’99

Honorable Ashley Moore Palmer is a State Court Judge in Cobb County, Georgia, where she has served since her appointment in June, 2021 by Governor Brian Kemp. In May 2022, Ashley was elected without opposition to a full four-year term and is only the second African-American to ever serve on the State Court of Cobb County. She received both her undergraduate and law degrees from Vanderbilt University and began her legal career as an associate in a large Atlanta law firm. In 2009, Ashley transitioned to government service, serving as an Assistant Public Defender with the Office of the Public Defender, Clayton Judicial Circuit, for six years, before returning to civil litigation as an Assistant County Attorney with the Office of the Fulton County Attorney. In 2017, she was promoted to Senior Assistant County Attorney, where she managed a team of six.

Ashley currently serves on the Cobb Chamber DE&I Council, the GABWA Foundation Board as Director of its Civil Pro Bono Wills Project, and the State Bar of Georgia’s Young Lawyers Division/High School Mock Trial State Finals Planning Board. She also serves on both the Executive Board of the Nickajack Elementary School PTA and the school’s Parent Advisory Council, and she is a member of the Board of Trustees of Girls Preparatory School, where she serves as Member at Large on the Executive Committee. Ashley is a member of the Leadership Cobb Class of 2025, having been selected from hundreds of applicants. In addition, she chairs the State Bar of Georgia’s Local and Voluntary Bars Committee and is a proud member of both the Leadership Georgia Class of 2020-2021 and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 

Ashley resides in Cobb County, Georgia with her husband, Robert, and their three children. Her great passions in life are her family, traveling, reading, and relaxing on the beach.