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# John Richard Neville

Cumming Municipal Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Cumming Municipal Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Chief 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/58af0206ce9168f520c4d582/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0206ce9168f520c4d582/)
- [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/58af0206ce9168f520c4d582/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- This matter involved a retired Cook County, Illinois judge, not the Cumming Municipal Court Chief Judge ABA Journal

### Education


### Additional information

- Founder of Neville Law, LLC (2022) after retiring from his law partnership
- American attorney and judge, best known for his role as Chief Judge of the City of Cumming Municipal Court in Georgia.
- Also the founder of Neville Law, LLC, a Cumming-based law firm specializing in personal injury, wrongful death, probate, and real estate litigation
- Cumming, Georgia municipal judge and attorney with decades of legal experience, active in both the judiciary and private practice.
- As Chief Judge, Neville presides over municipal court proceedings in Cumming, Georgia, ensuring fair and impartial adjudication.
- The National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and others called for review of his past cases and criticized his conduct.



## 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.