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# David C. Will

Alpharetta Municipal Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Alpharetta 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/64a2d2c9d65af80028819805/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/64a2d2c9d65af80028819805/)
- [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/63778900aca9c70023c32970/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Will is a municipal court judge for the Cities of Alpharetta, Clarkston, and Sandy Springs in Gwinnett County, Georgia

### Education

- Florida State University — B.A. (1976)
- Mercer University School of Law, where he was a teaching assistant and Georgia Survey Editor of the Mercer Law Review — J.D.

### Additional information

- Municipal court judge in Georgia, serving as Treasurer of the Georgia Council of Municipal Court Judges, and is also an accomplished attorney with over 40 years in legal practice
- He is associated with The Law Firm of David C. Will, P.C. in Lawrenceville, GA, and is admitted to practice in all Georgia courts, the U.S. Supreme Court, and multiple federal appellate circuits
- He serves as Treasurer of the Georgia Council of Municipal Court Judges, a leadership role within the Judicial Council of Georgia.
- Will is AV Preeminent® rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer recognition for legal knowledge, communication, and ethics.
- He is also a regular speaker for continuing education programs for lawyers and judges



## 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.