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# Jacques Barker

Norcross Municipal Court · Judge Pro Tem.

## Profile

- Court: Norcross 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/604631687b914c001bbc7bad/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/604631687b914c001bbc7bad/)
- [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/604631687b914c001bbc7bad/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Legal Career: Principal & Managing Attorney, Barker Law Group, LLC (since 2017) previously worked on major mass tort cases, including the Wright Medical Hip and NFL concussion settlements Prior roles in legal compliance, public service, and private sector law
- Jacques Alpacino Barker is an Atlanta‐based attorney and Judge Pro Tem for the Municipal Court of Norcross, Georgia, in addition to being the principal and managing attorney at Barker Law Group, LLC

### Education



### Additional information

- Listed as counsel for one of the parties in the Freeman, et al. v.
- ACE American Insurance Co. case — a high‐profile fatal Georgia crash trial — where Barker Law Group represented Steven Haynes.
- This role is distinct from being a full‐time judge and typically involves handling specific types of cases within the court’s jurisdiction
- This case was heard in DeKalb County State Court before Judge Ana Maria Martinez, with a mistrial declared after the first trial
- Judge Pro Tem in the Municipal Court of Norcross, a part‐time judicial position where he presides over certain municipal cases.



## 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.