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# Graham McKinnon IV

Braselton Municipal Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Braselton 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/58af01fece9168f520c4d460/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01fece9168f520c4d460/)
- [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/61c09650b63ab3001e902f37/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Flowery Branch Municipal Court (2022–present)
- Seasoned attorney and municipal court judge in Northeast Georgia, serving as Judge for Braselton Municipal Court since 2008 and Flowery Branch Municipal Court since 2022
- Judge, Braselton Municipal Court (2008–present)
- Licensed to practice law in Georgia in 1989 and has been a partner at Fox, Chandler, Hicks, McKinnon & Cassert LLP since 1992

### Education

- Georgia State University College of Law — J.D. (1989)
- Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina — B.S. (1985)

### Additional information

- He also serves on the Northeastern Judicial Circuit Public Defender Panel (Chairman since 2017) and has held leadership roles in the Council of Municipal Court Judges and other judicial and bar associations
- He specializes in criminal defense and personal injury cases, and has also handled civil litigation.



## 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.