Christopher K. Middleton at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Chatham County Superior Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Christopher K. Middleton
Judge · Chatham County Superior Court
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
Available research
Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures2 sourced items · labeled by scope
SourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Middleton is humbled and honored to be an elected representative for the citizens of Chatham County.
- and Attorney of the Year from the Top 100 Lawyers, Inc.
- Judge Middleton is a member of the Georgia Bar Association, the Savannah Bar Association and the Port City Bar Association.
- Prior to Law School, he worked as an Account Manager for WSAV before being hired by Mayor Floyd Adams, Jr.
- Judge Middleton received honor degrees in Mass Communications and English Literature & Language from Savannah State University where he was awarded the President's Second Mile Award at graduation.
- That same year, he was elected as the District 1 representative by the Council of Municipal Court Judges.
- In 2018, he became a Judge Pro Tem in Recorder's Court of the City of Savannah and the Chatham County Juvenile Court.
- Prior to joining the Superior Court bench, he served as a 10-year trial litigator with the Eastern Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office, and later he co-founded the law firm of Cox, Rodman & Middleton, LLC.
- Middleton was elected to the Chatham County Superior Court Judiciary on May 21st, 2024.
Judicial service
- Superior Court judge, Georgia (Eastern Circuit)
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 ↗
Statewide
For Georgia Superior Court proceedings, statewide Rule 22 governs recording devices and courtroom recording; counsel should confirm judge approval and courtroom conditions before using recording, photographic, or comparable electronic presentation equipment.
The new version will take effect on May 1, 2018.Supreme Court of Georgia, New Rule 22 approved for use of recording devices in courtrooms ↗
Sources
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗Supreme Court of Georgia, New Rule 22 approved for use of recording devices in courtrooms
Statewide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Court of Georgia, New Rule 22 approved for use of recording devices in courtrooms ↗Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked August 25, 2026
View Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗