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# Dexter Wimbish

Greensboro Municipal Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Greensboro 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/58af01fcce9168f520c4d41f/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01fcce9168f520c4d41f/)
- [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/58af01fcce9168f520c4d41f/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Dexter Maynard Wimbish is a Georgia municipal court judge, civil rights attorney, and legal executive with more than 25–30 years of experience in law, governance, and community advocacy

### Education

- Master of Public Administration from Drake University

### Additional information

- Serves as a Municipal Court Judge in Georgia, including service in Greene County
- Juris Doctor
- His career spans civil rights litigation, diversity and inclusion work, nonprofit governance, and public-sector legal strategy
- Former General Counsel of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), where he oversaw major organizational initiatives, including construction of a $3 million headquarters and the $1 million transfer of historic SCLC papers to Emory University
- Recognized with awards such as the Justice Robert Benham Community Service Award



## 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.