Jack "Trey" Milton Goodwin III at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Cherokee County Magistrate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Jack "Trey" Milton Goodwin III
Judge · Cherokee County Magistrate Court
Biography
Professional career
- Goodwin serves as Chief Magistrate Judge of Cherokee County, a position he has held since 2016
Education
Additional information
- His recent leadership includes launching the Family Violence Diversion Program in March 2026, designed to provide early intervention, counseling, and case resolution for eligible first‐time offenders
- The Managing Partner of Atlanta Adoption & Family Law
- focusing on adoption, family law, estate planning, and juvenile delinquency matters
- In this role, he presides over magistrate court cases, oversees judicial operations, and has been credited with initiatives such as the Family Violence Diversion Program, a first-of-its-kind local effort to resolve low‐risk, first‐time domestic violence cases through counseling and intervention before charges are filed
- Goodwin is licensed in Georgia and admitted to the Georgia State Courts, Court of Appeals, Supreme Court, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Georgia Magistrate Court Rule 15 — virtual proceedings
Cherokee County Magistrate Court
Georgia Magistrate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
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Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026
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