Cary F. Hays III at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Crawford County Magistrate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Cary F. Hays III
Judge · Crawford County Magistrate Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Hays is also listed as a candidate for re‐election in the 2024 Georgia statewide magistrate court judge elections
- In February 2022, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld an agreement between Judge Hays and the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) to resolve formal charges over a physical altercation with a defendant during a December 2020 first appearance hearing
- The Chief Magistrate Judge of the Crawford County Magistrate Court in Knoxville, Georgia
Education
Additional information
- Sworn in on January 2, 2017, and serves as the top judicial officer in the county’s limited‐jurisdiction civil and criminal court system
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
Georgia Magistrate Court Rule 15 — virtual proceedings
Crawford County Magistrate Court
Georgia Magistrate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified.
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 ↗