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# Hermann Coolidge

Garden City Municipal Court · Judge Pro Tem

## Profile

- Court: Garden City 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/63eb9b24016078002882c584/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/63eb9b24016078002882c584/)
- [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/63eb9b24016078002882c584/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Practiced law in Savannah from 1939 until 1975, when he was appointed U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
- If you are looking for current judicial information, note that there is also a Judge Elizabeth Coolidge in Chatham County, Georgia, but she is a different individual

### Education


### Additional information

- Served in this role until 1986, after which he returned to private practice until 1996.
- His legal work spanned both public and private sectors, and he was active in numerous professional organizations
- Hermann W. Coolidge was a distinguished American judge and lawyer, best known for his service as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge in Savannah, Georgia, and for his extensive contributions to legal, historical, and conservation causes
- He also served in various municipal judicial roles, including as a pro tem judge for Savannah-Chatham County and the City of Tybee



## 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.