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# Griffin E. Howell III

Griffin Municipal Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Griffin 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/5c869b8133d1112e829b62cf/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5c869b8133d1112e829b62cf/)
- [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/5c869b8133d1112e829b62cf/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Licensed attorney admitted in 1982 to the State of Georgia and to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
- Not a judge in the traditional sense, but rather an officer of the court appointed by the U.S. Trustee
- His legal practice has included bankruptcy, credit repair, debtor-creditor law, and wills
- Not a trial judge but a U.S. Bankruptcy Court Chapter 7 Trustee in the Northern District of Georgia, appointed under the U.S. Department of Justice’s United States Trustee Program

### Education

- B.B.A. from the University of Georgia (1979) and a J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law (1982).

### Additional information

- This role involves administering Chapter 7 bankruptcy estates, identifying and recovering property for creditors, and overseeing the liquidation process in line with the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.



## 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.