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# John David Gass

Catoosa County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Catoosa County Magistrate 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/58af01e5ce9168f520c4d12f/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01e5ce9168f520c4d12f/)
- [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/58af01e5ce9168f520c4d12f/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Separately, John D. Gass is listed in the Catoosa County, GA official staff directory as Chief Magistrate Judge for the Magistrate Court
- Judge Thomas Rode sentenced Gass to 12 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections

### Education


### Additional information

- Prosecutors said the incident occurred on July 11, 2024, after Gass and the victim met at a West Ashley bar on July 10.
- An argument ensued, and Gass allegedly made unwanted advances.
- Charleston Police Officer Collin Dahlberg heard the cries, drove by, and arrested Gass at the scene.
- John David Gass III — convicted in SC of assault and attempted sexual assault, sentenced to 12 years by Judge Thomas Rode
- They later smoked marijuana near a spot where Gass backed his car into a ditch.
- When the victim tried to leave, Gass followed, chased her, and after she fell, assaulted her by pulling her hair, punching her, and dragging her into bushes while tearing her clothing
- John David Gass III is a man who has been the subject of a high-profile criminal case in Charleston, South Carolina, and is also listed in official directories as Chief Magistrate Judge in Catoosa County, Georgia



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Georgia Magistrate Court Rule 15 — virtual proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-92c085addd8bb83007e0ba04) — Georgia Magistrate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified. [Official source](https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Order-approving-Magistrate-videoconferencing-rules_entered.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.