Karen Elaine Loder
Recording Secretary
DeKalb County Judicial Circuit, 4th District
keloder@dekalbcountyga.gov

(404) 371-2336

Karen Elaine Loder serves as the Judicial Assistant to the Honorable Yolanda C. Parker-Smith in the DeKalb County Judicial Circuit. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Radio and Television Broadcasting with a minor in English Writing from Alabama State University, as well as an Associate’s Degree in Medical Office Administration. With more than 30 years of experience in the criminal justice and public service sectors, Karen has served in the Michigan Prosecutor’s Office as the Victim Witness Coordinator, the Georgia Public Defender Office as the Administrative Coordinator, DeKalb County School District, and now the Superior Court. She is the Recording Secretary for GASCJA, a member of The Way Community Church where she teaches the “Cooking with God” Life Group, and a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Karen enjoys cooking, bowling, spending time with her granddaughter, Karter, and honoring the memory of her beloved daughter, Koby, while celebrating her son, Kory, who serves as a police officer in Cleveland, Tennessee. She has a catering business called K’s Delites and her dream is to buy a food truck and a commercial kitchen to help low income parents to cook healthy meals on a budget.