2018 – Present
Judge Elizabeth Gobeil was appointed by Governor Deal to the Court of Appeals of Georgia on June 5, 2018 and was elected statewide in 2020. She currently serves as Vice Chief Judge of the court.
Born in Thomaston, Georgia, Judge Gobeil graduated from Emory University in 1991 with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in History. In 1995, Judge Gobeil graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law, where she was Notes Editor for The Journal of Intellectual Property Law.
Immediately prior to joining the bench, Judge Gobeil was Director and Appellate Division Judge for the State Board of Workers’ Compensation, a position Governor Deal appointed her to serve in November of 2012. Previously, her practice focused on general civil and life sciences law, and included serving as a partner at Thompson Hine, LLP, and as in house counsel for two global pharmaceutical companies. Earlier in her career, she worked in Washington, DC for the late U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell.
Currently, Judge Gobeil serves on the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism, the Judicial Council of Georgia’s Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts, and the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education, Among other engagements, she is a member of the Rotary Club of Savannah (and incoming board member), the State Bar of Georgia, the Savannah Bar Association, the Lawyers Club of Atlanta, the Bleckley Inn of Court, and the Community Council of the Savannah Classical Academy.
Formerly, Judge Gobeil served on the Judicial Council of Georgia’s Ad Hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts (and as Chair of its Subcommittee on Access to Justice and Community Education), the Statewide Opioid Taskforce headed by Attorney General Carr, and Emory University’s Board of Visitors. Judge Gobeil has guest-lectured at Mercer University School of Law, Seton Hall School of Law, and Temple University School of Pharmacy. She is the University of Georgia School of Law’s Spring 2026 Jurist in Residence.
Judge Gobeil resides in Savannah, Georgia with her husband, Bart. They are graduates of Leadership Georgia (Class of 2012).