Ethan Pham at a glance
- Current role
- Chief Judge
- Current assignment
- Lawrenceville Municipal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Ethan Pham
Chief Judge · Lawrenceville Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Chief Judge, City of Lawrenceville Municipal Court (since December 2020)
- Ethan Pham, Esq. is the Chief Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Lawrenceville, Georgia, and has served in multiple municipal court roles across the Atlanta metro area
- Co‐Founding Partner, Nguyen & Pham LLC — a private law firm specializing in personal injury, civil litigation, immigration, and real estate
Education
- B.S. in Biology and B.B.A. in Business Administration (minor in Chemistry) from Shorter University
Additional information
- Member of the GA Supreme Court Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee (2025–present)
- His judicial appointments began in Morrow, GA (2018), followed by roles in Chamblee and Norcross, and culminated in his current position as Chief Judge in Lawrenceville
- After earning his J.D. from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School (Class of 2013), he worked as an assistant city attorney for a private firm representing multiple Atlanta-area cities
- Associate Judge for the Cities of Norcross and Chamblee
- Pham’s legal career began after a first career in tax software development at a multinational corporation
- Active in community service, including serving on the Gwinnett County Transit Advisory Board and as General Counsel for Atlanta International Night Market
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025
Lawrenceville Municipal Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
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Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
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