David A. Kendrick at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Attapulgus Municipal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
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David A. Kendrick
Judge · Attapulgus Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Elected judge of the Decatur County State Court in Georgia, serving since May 24, 2016, and presiding over misdemeanor, traffic, and certain civil cases
- To qualify, he met Georgia’s requirements: at least three years as a Georgia resident, county residency, seven years of law practice, and age 25+
Education
Additional information
- Partner at Floyd & Kendrick, LLC (since 2011) He also held the role of city attorney for the City of Climax and as a member of the city council
- Elected in a nonpartisan general election on May 24, 2016, unopposed, to a four‐year term.
- His legal work has included civil litigation, corporate law, and estate planning, and he has argued before the Georgia Court of Appeals, Georgia Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Assigned to the Decatur County State Court in Bainbridge, Georgia, a trial court with limited jurisdiction handling arraignments, misdemeanor offenses, traffic violations, fish and game cases, Department of Transportation matters, and certain civil actions.
- He presides over arraignments on the third Monday of each month and non‐jury trials on the fourth Monday; jury trials are held in January, March, June, and September Decatur Clerk
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025
Attapulgus Municipal Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
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Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
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