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# Eric A. Brewton

Cobb County State Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Cobb County State 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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Presiding Judge, Cobb County DUI Court (since 2017)
- Also an attorney at the firm of Brock, Clay, and Rogers, P.C
- Tahnicia Phillips (Clerk of State Court)
- Eric Brewton is a long‐serving judge in the Cobb County State Court system (Georgia)

### Education

- Bachelor's degree from Florida State University and a law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.

### Additional information

- Judge, Division I (2021–present) – oversees misdemeanors and civil cases
- He became Chief Judge in 2024
- First appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue in 2010 and later moved to Division I in 2021 under Governor Brian Kemp.
- Judge, Division II (2010–2021) – handled traffic and DUI cases
- Appointed to the Cobb State Court, Division II seat in 2010.
- Previously, he served as Staff Counsel for Travelers Insurance Company.

## 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/58af0226ce9168f520c4d9f4/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0226ce9168f520c4d9f4/)
- [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/58af0226ce9168f520c4d9f4/)
- [Governor Kemp Names Four Judicial Appointments](https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2021-04-29/governor-kemp-names-four-judicial-appointments)

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