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# H. Luke Mayes IV

Acworth Municipal Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Acworth Municipal Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Chief 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/5e1736ec1fad0400152f25c0/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5e1736ec1fad0400152f25c0/)
- [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/6075a16f5d9653001c70818b/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The Chief Judge of the City of Acworth, Georgia’s Municipal Court, sworn in for a two‐year term on January 4, 2024
- Sworn in as an Acworth Municipal Court judge on January 4, 2024; the city court services directory lists him as Chief Judge

### Education

- He graduated from North Cobb High School (1992), obtained a B.A. in Political Science from Emory University (1996), and later received his J.D. from Emory University School of Law (1999).

### Additional information

- Formally sworn in by City Attorney Doug Haynie during the January 4, 2024 City Council meeting.
- Before his judicial role, he clerked for the Cobb County Superior Court and maintains a private practice focusing on estate planning, business law, and civil litigation
- As Chief Judge, Mayes oversees the court’s operations, ensures compliance with Georgia’s judicial standards, and represents the court in public communications.
- Mayes serves as Chief Judge of the Acworth Municipal Court, which is part of the City of Acworth’s judicial branch and handles traffic citations, select misdemeanor charges, and city ordinance violations within Acworth’s limits.
- Mayes is a lifelong resident of Cobb County, Georgia.
- Also known as Harvey Luke Mayes IV.



## 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.