E. Trenton Brown III at a glance
- Current role
- Chief Judge
- Current assignment
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
E. Trenton Brown III
Chief Judge · Court of Appeals of Georgia
Judicial assignments
- Court of Appeals of Georgia â Division 5Chief Judge
Court-issued opinion available by a public legal-document mirror. Dated panel service; permanent division membership is not established.
Source checked October 15, 2026. Roster source
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.
Biography
Professional career
- The 2026 election has drawn attention because his challenger, Will Wooten, a Fulton County deputy district attorney involved in the Trump election-interference prosecution, frames the contest around prior appellate rulings by Brown that affected aspects of that case.
- was appointed and sworn in by Governor Nathan Deal as the 85th judge of the Court of Appeals of Georgia on May 16, 2018
- Judge Brown also served as the State Court Judge of Putnam County having been appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue in 2008 and maintaining the seat against opposition later that year until his appointment to the Superior Court
Education
- Mercer University School of Law in — J.D. (1999)
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1995
Additional information
- He won statewide election in 2020 and was sworn in as vice chief judge on June 22, 2023, with a term commencing July 1.
- Georgia Court of Appeals: Appointed by Governor Deal on May 10, 2018, to fill the vacancy left by Tripp Self III, he was sworn in on June 5, 2018.
- ) upon appointment by Governor Deal in 2012 and running unopposed in 2014 and 2018.
- Superior Court of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit: Appointed by Governor Nathan Deal in 2012, he served eight counties and was elected unopposed in 2014 and 2018
- He is also a member of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta and a graduate of Leadership Georgia Class of 2014
- State Court of Putnam County: Appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue in 2008, Brown won election later that year and served until his appointment to the Superior Court
- Judge Trenton Brown
- Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Putnam, and Wilkinson
- After law school, he practiced as a sole practitioner in Eatonton, Georgia, maintaining a general law practice for nearly 13 years before entering the judiciary
- His campaign emphasizes nonpartisanship and judicial experience, highlighting his long-standing service in Georgia’s trial and appellate courts
- Judge Brown served by appointment of Governor Deal as one of three judges to serve on the Judicial Retirement System of Georgia Board of Trustees.
- Judge Brown also served for several years as a member of the Governor’s Office of Consumer Protection Advisory Board having been appointed to that post by Governors Perdue and Deal.
- He further served his community as a member of the Executive Board of the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Putnam County Board of Registrar.
- Judge Brown has served on several state boards and advisory councils, including the Judicial Retirement System of Georgia Board of Trustees, the Governor’s Court Reform Council, and the Governor’s Office of Consumer Protection Advisory Board.
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
GA judicial conduct Rule 2.8 — courtroom order and courtesy
Court of Appeals of Georgia
State judicial courts only; published Code version February 1, 2024. Shared decorum baseline; does not establish complete court-specific practice. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders.
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