--- title: "Jeffery O. Monroe | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffery-o-monroe" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-09-06" --- # Jeffery O. Monroe Bibb County Superior Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Bibb County Superior Court - State: Georgia - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Superior Court Judge for the Macon Judicial Circuit in Georgia, appointed by Governor Brian Kemp on May 30, 2019, and sworn in on July 10, 2019 - Prior to coming to superior court, Judge Monroe served as judge on the State Court of Bibb County after being appointed in August of 2017 by Governor Nathan Deal. ### Education ### Additional information - Appointed to the superior court bench by Governor Brian Kemp on May 30, 2019. - Judge Monroe has been recognized as a leader in his community by the Georgia Trend Magazine’s 40 Under 40 (2006), Macon Magazine’s 5 Under 40 (2004), and Daily Report’s Rising Legal Stars Under 40 (2013). - A native of Hancock County, Judge Monroe graduated from the University of Georgia in 1996 and from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2000. - Dedicated to the betterment of the legal community. - Judge Monroe has supported his local community through his involvement as past Vice-Chair of the Macon-Bibb Land Bank Authority. - Before coming to the bench, he was a partner in the law firm of Jones Cork, LLP in Macon and practiced in the areas of education law, insurance and self-insurer defense and drafting municipal ordinances and regulations. - Prior to joining Jones Cork, Judge Monroe was an associate with the law firm of Anderson, Walker & Reichert, LLP. - Worked to combine the City of Macon and Bibb County and consolidated their respective laws into one code of ordinances as Chairman of the Laws Committee of the Macon-Bibb County Consolidation Transition Task Force. - Judge Monroe presides over cases in the Macon Judicial Circuit, which includes Bibb, Crawford, and Peach counties. - Previously president of Macon Bar Association. ## 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 ### recording devices and courtroom access Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.gasupreme.us/new-rule-22/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/59c26656d5fdcc24b527422e/) - [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/59c26656d5fdcc24b527422e/) - [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules) - [Supreme Court of Georgia, New Rule 22 approved for use of recording devices in courtrooms](https://www.gasupreme.us/new-rule-22/) - [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/59c26656d5fdcc24b527422e/) - [Official court biography — Jeffery O. Monroe](https://www.maconjudicialcircuitjudges.us/component/contact/contact/9-judges/7) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffery-o-monroe", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffery-o-monroe", "name": "Jeffery O. Monroe | KnowJudges", "description": "Jeffery O. Monroe, Bibb County Superior Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-09-06", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffery-o-monroe#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffery-o-monroe#judge", "name": "Jeffery O. 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Collected April 9, 2026 compilation; amendments effective November 5, 2026 are future on this collection date and are not applied. 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/4/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/14025702/UNIFORM-SUPERIOR-COURT-RULES-2026_04_09.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.