Jason J. Deal at a glance
- Current role
- Chief Judge
- Current assignment
- Dawson County Superior Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Jason J. Deal
Chief Judge · Dawson County Superior Court
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
Available research
Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures2 sourced items · labeled by scope
SourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
Biography
Professional career
- He is active with the Council of Superior Court Judges serving on several committees and is a recipient of the Emory Findley Award.
- Judge Deal served as the first chairman of the Georgia Council of Accountability Court Judges and sat on the Georgia Criminal Justice Reform Committee.
- Previously Deal served as the District Attorney for the Northeastern Judicial Circuit, Magistrate Judge of the Hall County Magistrate Court, Assistant District Attorney for the Northeastern Judicial Circuit, County Attorney for Dawson County, and as an associate with the law firm of Thompson, Fox, Chandler, Homans, Hicks & McKennon.
- He is the presiding judge of the Hall County Drug Court and the Dawson County Treatment Court.
- Deal has served as a Superior Court Judge for the Northeastern Judicial Circuit since June 2005.
Judicial service
- Superior Court judge, Georgia (Northeastern Circuit)
Education
- the University of Georgia and his bachelor's of science degree from Furman University · J.D.
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 ↗
Statewide
For Georgia Superior Court proceedings, statewide Rule 22 governs recording devices and courtroom recording; counsel should confirm judge approval and courtroom conditions before using recording, photographic, or comparable electronic presentation equipment.
The new version will take effect on May 1, 2018.Supreme Court of Georgia, New Rule 22 approved for use of recording devices in courtrooms ↗
Sources
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗Supreme Court of Georgia, New Rule 22 approved for use of recording devices in courtrooms
Statewide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Court of Georgia, New Rule 22 approved for use of recording devices in courtrooms ↗Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked August 25, 2026
View Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗