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# John W. "Tripp" Wingate III

Hall County State Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Hall County State 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/67e19d4ee9e9af03065b1899/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/67e19d4ee9e9af03065b1899/)
- [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/67e19d4ee9e9af03065b1899/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- He has been a partner at Myers & Wingate, LLP in Gainesville since 1999 and held the role of a law clerk to Superior Court judges in the Enotah Judicial Circuit
- A September 2025 investigative report alleged that, in certain cases, Judge Wingate dismissed statutory safeguards under Georgia law to preserve convictions, citing examples such as O.C.G.A.. 40‐14‐5 requirements for radar device calibration
- “Tripp” Wingate III is a Georgia attorney and former law firm partner who ran for Hall County State Court Judge in the May 21, 2024 Georgia primary election

### Education

- Wingate earned a B.S. in Political Science/Business Administration from Georgia Southern University
- Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University — J.D.

### Additional information

- John W.
- His professional history includes legal work, small business roles, and community service such as mentoring through the State Bar of Georgia’s Transition Into Law Program
- He is a former president of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit Bar Association and a member of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association