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# Daniel J. O'Connor

Vidalia Municipal Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Vidalia 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/5c5b484968e015204588b59b/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5c5b484968e015204588b59b/)
- [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/5c5b484968e015204588b59b/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- This role typically involves presiding over certain matters in the county court system, though it is distinct from being a permanent judge
- Daniel J. O’Connor is a licensed attorney in Arizona with extensive trial and appellate experience in personal injury, insurance litigation, and government liability, and he has held the role of a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem
- While not a full-time judge, O’Connor has held the role of a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem, a part-time judicial appointment in Arizona

### Education


### Additional information

- He has conducted 26 jury trials as lead counsel across these areas, and also handles declaratory actions and administrative law matters related to insurance



## 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.