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# G. Russell (Rusty) Wright

Cordele Municipal Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Cordele Municipal 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/5c5aece4c6c3fa554abcac75/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5c5aece4c6c3fa554abcac75/)
- [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/5c5aece4c6c3fa554abcac75/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- G. Russell “Rusty” Wright was a judge of the Crisp County Probate Court in Georgia, serving from his 2013 appointment and election through 2016, when he did not seek re‐election
- Position: Judge, Crisp County Probate Court, Cordele, Georgia
- Wright’s tenure combined probate judicial work with advocacy for criminal justice reform in his community

### Education


### Additional information

- Before and alongside his judicial service, Wright was an attorney licensed in Georgia since 1980
- 48‐hour judicial order — ensuring defendants are before a judge within 48 hours of arrest



## 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.