Donald O. Sheppard III at a glance
- Current role
- Chief Judge
- Current assignment
- Hiltonia Municipal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Donald O. Sheppard III
Chief Judge · Hiltonia Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Partner at Reddick & Sheppard, P.C. in Screven County (2008–2023)
- State Court Judge for Screven County
- The Juvenile Court Judge for the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit, which covers Bulloch, Effingham, Jenkins, and Screven Counties
Education
Additional information
- Donald O. Sheppard, III is the part-time Juvenile Court Judge for the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit in Georgia, serving since 2019, and also presides over municipal courts in Screven County
- Joined the bench in 2019 by the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit Superior Court judges, making him the first judge for the newly created juvenile court in this circuit He presides over juvenile cases in Jenkins and Screven Counties and handles matters such as delinquency, status offenses, dependency, termination of parental rights, and juvenile traffic violations
- focusing on real estate, domestic, and juvenile law Former municipal court judge in Sylvania, Hiltonia, and Rocky Ford
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
Hiltonia Municipal Court; Oliver Municipal Court; Rocky Ford Municipal Court; Sylvania 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
Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026
View Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗