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# Charity R. Bridgewater

Clayton County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Clayton County Magistrate 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/601d9d99b70858001b403a83/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/601d9d99b70858001b403a83/)
- [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/601d9d99b70858001b403a83/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Bridgewater has held the role of Senior Associate Magistrate Court Judge with the Clayton County Board of Commissioners since January 2021
- In 2023, public payroll records listed her as an Associate Mag Court Judge with a base pay of $105,443.06 annually
- She has been sworn in for the sixth time in this role, describing it as both a “blessing and a responsibility” and expressing gratitude for the trust placed in her by the Chief Judge, Superior Court bench, and citizens

### Education


### Additional information

- In June 2026, Bridgewater was re-elected to the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia
- representing the Clayton Judicial Circuit.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Georgia Magistrate Court Rule 15 — virtual proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-92c085addd8bb83007e0ba04) — Georgia Magistrate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified. [Official source](https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Order-approving-Magistrate-videoconferencing-rules_entered.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.