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# Christopher G. Dyal

Canon Municipal Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Canon Municipal Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Chief 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/63d2cb4e13c2f20012f18ff7/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/63d2cb4e13c2f20012f18ff7/)
- [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/63d2cb4e13c2f20012f18ff7/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Licensed attorney in Georgia and Florida who was selected as a municipal court judge in Lavonia, Georgia, in November 2022
- Dyal has also held the role of a municipal court judge in Canon, Georgia, in 2022, filling a vacancy left by a resignation

### Education


### Additional information

- Christopher Dyal was appointed by the Lavonia City Council on November 7, 2022 to serve as the city’s municipal court judge.
- The appointment was made unanimously after a motion by Councilman Guarnella and seconded by Councilman Hicks.
- The only applicant for the position, according to the city manager
- He is associated with Dyal Jenkins | Whetsel, P.C., where he has been active as both an attorney and judge



## 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.