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# Duff B. Ayers

Jenkins County State Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Jenkins County State 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/60ec971a534479001eee6ecf/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/60ec971a534479001eee6ecf/)
- [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/60ec971a534479001eee6ecf/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Duff Beauregard Ayers is the nonpartisan incumbent judge of the Jenkins County State Court in Georgia, serving from 2026 to 2030, and a former Jenkins County Solicitor General and criminal defense attorney

### Education


### Additional information

- Appointed to the bench: In June 2021, Governor Brian Kemp appointed Ayers to fill the unexpired term of retiring Judge Hubert Reeves
- Legal career: Founder of Ayers Law Office in Millen, GA
- focusing on criminal defense, DUI cases, probate, real estate, and estate planning
- As a criminal defense attorney before his judicial appointment, Ayers emphasized helping clients avoid jail, license loss, and severe penalties, and providing direct communication and case advocacy