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# John Anderson Ramay

Uvalda Municipal Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Uvalda Municipal 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.

## 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/5a4f88d5d7d81b557309fc49/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5a4f88d5d7d81b557309fc49/)
- [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/5a4f88d5d7d81b557309fc49/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- During law school, he interned with Ken W. Smith, P.C. in Hazlehurst and with the Bibb County Probate Judge, Hon

### Education

- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law in 2004, graduating in the top 20% of his class.

### Additional information

- 1, 2016: Founder and principal of The Ramay Law Firm in Hazlehurst
- 2009–2016: Practiced with Ken W. Smith, P.C. and Smith, Ramay & Bennett in Hazlehurst
- Since Dec.
- Before law school, he studied Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and served as a mechanical engineer for Amercord, Inc.
- John Anderson Ramay, Jr. (also known as Andy Ramay) is a licensed attorney based in Hazlehurst, Georgia, practicing in areas such as personal injury, family law, probate, real estate, and business litigation



## 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.