Chad VanOrman at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Tifton Municipal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Chad VanOrman
Judge · Tifton Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Chad C. VanOrman is the Municipal Court Judge for the City of Tifton, Georgia, serving since 2015, with a background in law, public service, and small business advocacy
- Attorney at Rigdon & VanOrman, LLC, a Tifton-based law firm specializing in real estate, business law, probate, and estate planning
- Initially intending to practice corporate law, he spent significant time in law school in the Small Business Clinic, working directly with entrepreneurs and small business owners
Education
- He later earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Akron School of Law in 2008.
- Chad VanOrman graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business from Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia, in 2005.
Additional information
- Also the President of the Tifton Judicial Circuit Bar Association (since 2017).
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
Tifton 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
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Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
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