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# G. Wayne Ammons

Stewart County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Stewart County Magistrate 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/58af01f3ce9168f520c4d2e7/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01f3ce9168f520c4d2e7/)
- [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/58af01f3ce9168f520c4d2e7/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The Chief Magistrate Judge for the Stewart County Magistrate Court in Lumpkin, Georgia, serving since his 2016 re‐election and currently holding the position as of 2026
- Current office: Chief Magistrate Judge, Stewart County Magistrate Court, Lumpkin, GA

### Education


### Additional information

- Election: Re‐elected in the November 8, 2016 general election unopposed; previously won the Democratic primary in May 2016 over Michael Smith
- Magistrate judges in Georgia are elected locally and must meet minimum requirements such as being a county resident for at least one year, at least 25 years old, and holding a high school diploma or equivalent
- overseeing a broad range of civil and criminal cases in Stewart County’s magistrate court, with a career marked by consistent re‐election and strong peer recognition



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Georgia Magistrate Court Rule 15 — virtual proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-92c085addd8bb83007e0ba04) — Georgia Magistrate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified. [Official source](https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Order-approving-Magistrate-videoconferencing-rules_entered.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.