Billy Chandler at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Commerce Municipal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Billy Chandler
Judge · Commerce Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Current judicial officer in Georgia, serving as Chief Magistrate Judge of Jackson County and as a municipal court judge in Commerce, Georgia
Education
Additional information
- Chief Magistrate Judge, Jackson County, Georgia — Oversees magistrate court matters in the county
- handling a range of criminal and civil cases at the local level
- Public records: His judicial appointments are listed in Georgia’s official court directories and the Council of Municipal Court Judges
- Municipal Court Judge, Commerce, GA — Presides over cases in the city’s municipal court, which deals with local ordinance violations, small claims, and other municipal matters
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025
Commerce Municipal Court
Municipal Court proceedings, including expressly stated civil/criminal limitations. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026
View Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗