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# Chadwick D. Plumley

Hiram Municipal Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Hiram Municipal 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/5c5b5cac4640e95ebdb7eb50/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5c5b5cac4640e95ebdb7eb50/)
- [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/5c5b5cac4640e95ebdb7eb50/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Chief Judge, City of Hiram Municipal Court — Appointed April 2011 and currently serving
- Magistrate Judge, Paulding County, GA — Served from 2003 to 2010
- Paulding County, Georgia magistrate judge and municipal court judge for the City of Hiram, with a 29‐year career in law and extensive community service

### Education


### Additional information

- Founder, The Plumley Law Firm, P.C. (2015)
- He was admitted to the State Bar of Tennessee (1997) and State Bar of Georgia (1998).
- Plumley’s legal work spans family law, probate, wills, trusts, estates, personal injury, and general practice.
- Known for direct client service, transparent pricing, and deep local knowledge of Georgia law and courts
- handling local court matters
- He has been active in the Rotary Club of Paulding County, Boys and Girls Club, Boy Scouts, and Paulding County Chamber of Commerce.
- He is also a past president of the Paulding County Bar Association



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-9acfd5d59c7a383c114b177a) — 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](https://assets.georgiacourts.gov/2/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/01171708/UNIFORM-MUNICIPAL-COURT-RULES-12312025.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.