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# Durwood "Woody" R. Davis

Warrenton Municipal Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Warrenton 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/65a6be198e64df0024fa6b0c/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/65a6be198e64df0024fa6b0c/)
- [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/65a6be198e64df0024fa6b0c/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Durwood R. Davis is the Managing Attorney at Durwood R. Davis, LLC, located at 315 N. Louisville St., Suite B, Harlem, GA 30814
- Durwood “Woody” R. Davis is a veteran trial attorney from Harlem, Georgia, with over 40 years of experience in criminal defense and a long history in state prosecution, now serving as the managing attorney at Durwood R. Davis, LLC

### Education


### Additional information

- Listed as a Mentor in the GA Municipal Court Mentor Program (appointed January 4, 2024)
- Davis, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, where his motion to dismiss a malicious prosecution claim was granted
- While not a judge, Davis has appeared as a defendant in a federal civil rights case, Horton v.



## 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.