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# Jack Downie

Reidsville Municipal Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Reidsville 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/62017844833700001efd9129/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/62017844833700001efd9129/)
- [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/62017844833700001efd9129/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Jack M. Downie is a graduate of Georgia Southern University, the Florida Coastal School of Law, and the Judge Advocate General’s School for the United States Army
- Jack M. Downie is an experienced trial attorney, mediator, and arbitrator based in Vidalia, Georgia, with a background as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps

### Education


### Additional information

- He served part-time as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps and was admitted to the Georgia Bar in May 2013
- Also registered as a neutral with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution and serves as a mediator and arbitrator in civil and domestic/family law matters, with specialized training in domestic violence cases
- He is board certified in Criminal Trial Law and Family Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Lawyers.
- Downie is a lifetime member of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Guard Association of the United States, and the National Guard Association 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.