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# Chimere Chisolm-Trimble

Fort Valley Municipal Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Fort Valley 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/5c5f09b7965c8552301ca5ca/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5c5f09b7965c8552301ca5ca/)
- [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/5c5f09b7965c8552301ca5ca/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Chimere Chisolm‐Trimble is a Municipal Court Judge for the City of Fort Valley, Georgia, appointed in 2018
- Worked at the North Carolina Justice Center, Durham County Public Defender’s Office, and Ashhurst & Brown, PLLC
- held the role of Staff Attorney to three Superior Court Judges and a former Court of Appeals Judge in Georgia
- She is also a motivational speaker, real estate investor, and past college professor

### Education


### Additional information

- focusing on the Wills Project for domestic violence victims and cancer survivors, and serves as a Guardian Ad Litem.
- The Managing Attorney of Chisolm Trimble & Associates, LLC, a leading Georgia family law and estate planning firm offering divorce, custody, wills, trusts, mediation, and arbitration services
- Judge Trimble is active in volunteer work through Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers
- Her judicial work spans family law, probation, and municipal matters, and she is known for her leadership in the legal community
- She also serves on the Executive Board of Georgia’s Council of Municipal Court Judges as a District 3 representative and chairs the Probation Committee.



## 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.