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# Harold J. Choate III

Cartersville Municipal Court · Judge Pro Tem.

## Profile

- Court: Cartersville Municipal Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge Pro Tem.
- 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/58af01ffce9168f520c4d490/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01ffce9168f520c4d490/)
- [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/58af01ffce9168f520c4d490/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Choate is a partner at White, Choate, Watkins & Mroczko, LLC in Cartersville, GA
- Municipal Court contract, Harold J. Choate III is appointed as Associate Municipal Court Judge alongside Chief Judge Harry B. White

### Education


### Additional information

- Under the City of Cartersville’s 2026–2028
- He was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1993 and is also licensed in the Georgia Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia



## 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.