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# Douglas L. Gibson

Waycross Municipal Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Waycross 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/58af020cce9168f520c4d665/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af020cce9168f520c4d665/)
- [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/58af020cce9168f520c4d665/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Douglas Lamar Gibson is an elected judge serving on the Ware County State Court and the Municipal Court of Waycross in Georgia, a position he has held since 1997
- Partner and later President of Gibson & Spivey, P.C
- Judge Gibson is recognized for his extensive legal experience, community leadership, and long-standing service to the Ware County judicial system

### Education

- University of Georgia School of Law in — J.D. (1980)
- Bachelor’s degree cum laude from Mercer University in 1977

### Additional information

- Gibson was re‐elected in the May 24, 2016 nonpartisan general election for the Ware County State Court, serving unopposed.
- He also served on the Georgia State Bar Board (1996–1998) and as a director for the Attorney’s Title Guaranty Fund
- Douglas L. Gibson was born March 17, 1955 in Folkston, Georgia.
- As a judge, he presides over state and municipal cases in Waycross, Georgia



## 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.