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# Gary E. Jackson

Atlanta Municipal Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Atlanta 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/58af020bce9168f520c4d643/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af020bce9168f520c4d643/)
- [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/58af020bce9168f520c4d643/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Municipal Court of Atlanta — appointed 2005
- Full-time Judge, City Court of Atlanta — appointed 2000
- Pro Hac Judge, City Court and Municipal Court of Atlanta

### Education

- University of Georgia School of Law — 1975, cum laude
- Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania — B.S. (1972)

### Additional information

- Northside High School — 1968
- Hearing Officer, Atlanta Bureau of Taxi Cabs and Vehicles for Hire
- Assistant Legislative Counsel, Georgia General Assembly
- Atlanta native.
- Senior editor of the Georgia Law Review.
- Past president and Fifth District executive committee representative, Council of Municipal Court Judges of Georgia.
- Awards include the Council’s Frost Ward Lifetime Achievement Award and President’s Award, and the Reason Foundation’s Judicial Excellence and Legislators Excellence awards.
- Handles general traffic matters and high-volume caseloads; contributed to court programs and legislative reforms.
- Appointed to Atlanta Municipal Court by Mayor Shirley Franklin.



## 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.