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# Bart Altman

Glynn County State Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Glynn County State Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### electronic devices and recording

Scope: statewide

Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure.

Evidence excerpt: Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court Rules

[Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af022bce9168f520c4da94/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af022bce9168f520c4da94/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af022bce9168f520c4da94/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Bart G. Altman is a nonpartisan judge of the Glynn County State Court in Georgia, elected in 2012 and re‐elected in 2016, serving until at least May 21, 2028
- Judge in the Glynn County State Court, part of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit in Georgia
- He also held the role of Judge Pro Tempore of Municipal Court and as an assistant district attorney in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit

### Education


### Additional information

- First elected in August 2012 to fill a vacancy left by Judge Orion L. Douglass’ retirement and won re‐election in the May 24, 2016 nonpartisan general election.
- Altman has handled criminal defense, products liability, personal injury, family law, probate, wills, and workers’ compensation cases in private practice.
- handling misdemeanor and major felony cases
- He has emphasized reducing case backlogs as a top priority, including notifying attorneys of long‐standing cases that must be resolved or dismissed