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# Billy E. Tomlinson

Bryan County State Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Bryan 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/6023f023169505001c68b988/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/6023f023169505001c68b988/)
- [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/6023f023169505001c68b988/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Began his law practice in Richmond Hill, Georgia, over 30 years ago
- Licensed to practice in all Georgia state courts, the Northern, Central, and Southern Federal District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court
- He has held the role of Solicitor for Garden City and as Conflict Solicitor for Bryan County State Court for 13 years
- Tomlinson first held the role of a Municipal Court Judge in Port Wentworth, Georgia, and has since been appointed as Judge in Pooler, Garden City, Ludowici, and the Magistrate Court of Bryan County

### Education

- Billy Tomlinson earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and his law degree from Mississippi College School of Law.

### Additional information

- His private practice experience spans criminal and civil litigation, trial practice, and strategic planning
- He currently serves as the State Court Judge of Bryan County and participates actively in the Council of State Court Judges of Georgia, including Legislative and Executive Committees, and as District One Chairperson