Amanda Nichole Heath

Incumbent Superior Court Judge in Augusta, GA

Amanda Nichole Heath is a candidate for Judge of Superior Court Georgia in Statewide, Georgia — 2026 Primary Election.

Also running: Ralph Waldo Powell, George Jason Souther, Tracey Diane Mason, Joseph West Dent, Tracie H. Cason, Angela Denise Duncan, Benjamin W Karpf, Alicia Coogle Jones, Patrick Samuel Eidson, Wesley Brian Beamon, Kelly Lee Ellerbe, Ann Bethune Harris, Geronda V. Carter, Utrophia Daniell Robinson, Philip Copeland Smith, Mary Elizabeth Priest, Alice Elizabeth Benton, Charles M Eaton Jr., Ben Joseph Miller Jr., Jeffrey Howard Kight, John Kendall Gross, Nikia Lacole Smith Sellers, Paige Reese Whitaker, Pandora Elaine Palmer, Don Wesley Thompson, Rosemary M. Greene, M Anthony Baker, Richard Timothy Hamil, Amy Elaine Smith, Eric Wayne Norris, Lisa Lott, Maxine C. "cindy" Morris, Kevin Michael Farmer, Sarah Griffie, Sonja N Brown, Latisha Dear Jackson, David Lafayette Mincey Iii, Courtney L. Johnson, Ken Smith, Matthew Wayne Rollins, Robert D. Leonard Ii, Cynthia C. Adams, Phillip Titus Raymond Iii, Barbara Alison Sosebee, Buck Levins, Kerry Banister Morris, Aaron Bradford Mason, Deitra Pleshette Burney-Butler, Tammy M Stokes, Connie Williford Marsh, Rhonda Bender Kreuziger, Samir Patel, D. Scott Smith, Kay Ann King, Jeffrey Scott Bagley, William F. Sparks, Dustin Wayne Hightower, Elise Hoyle, Jeremy Clough, Robert C Mcburney, Mark A Hendrix, Jonathan Lang Adams, Natalie Fears Sundeen, Jason Jonathan Deal, Lindsay Hunter Burton, Alexia Davis Payne, Rebecca Ashley Wright, Gregory Alan Voyles, Richard Lowery Perryman Iii, Catherine Mims Smith, Henry Lewis Balkcom Iv, James Linder Prine Ii, Roger Bert Lane, Barry Abbott Fleming, J. Grady Blanchard, Bt Gutter Parker, Ramona Toole, Regina Jeanette Matthews, William D Reinhardt Ii, Benjamin David Coker, Dwight Jay Stewart, Carlton Henry Jones Iii, Bambi Nichole Carswell, Tippi Cain Burch, Chaundra Denise Lewis, Jesse Collins Stone, Craig Laurence Schwall, Janice Moore, Asha F. Jackson, Tommy Joe Smith, Cheveda Delieth Mccamy, Clarence Cuthpert Jr., Nancy Nash Bills, Layla H. Zon, Jephson "jep" Bendinger, Timothy R Walmsley.

Amanda Nichole Heath is an incumbent Superior Court Judge for Georgia's Augusta Judicial Circuit, overseeing civil, domestic, and felony criminal cases in Burke and Richmond counties. Appointed in 2021 and elected in 2022, she made history as the first African American woman elected to this court and is its youngest judge. Previously, she was a Juvenile Court Judge, focusing on youth accountability, family resource connections, and trauma-informed practices for at-risk youth. Heath's legal career also includes serving as an Assistant District Attorney and running her own law practice. She earned her bachelor's from Hampton University and her law degree from Mercer University. She is running for re-election in 2026.