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# Brian K. Epps

Court of Appeals of Georgia · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
- 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://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2026)
- [Official roster](https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2026)
- [Court of Appeals of Georgia official judicial roster](https://www.gaappeals.gov/judge-brian-epps/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [Georgia Governor 2026 executive orders](https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2026)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The 99th judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals, appointed by Governor Brian Kemp and sworn in on August 11, 2026
- Law clerk to U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story (Northern District of Georgia)
- He also served as an associate at Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn
- Prior to his federal judicial role, he was a partner at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

### Education



### Additional information

- Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, a position he assumed on July 20, 2026 and was formally sworn in on August 11, 2026.
- Joined the federal bench in 2013
- representing commercial policyholders in insurance coverage disputes nationwide and internationally.
- Before his appointment to the state appellate court, Judge Epps was a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Georgia for 13 years.