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# Joseph "Joe" W. Dent

Dougherty County Superior Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Dougherty 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

- “Joe” Dent is a judge of the Superior Court of Georgia, Dougherty Judicial Circuit, serving since January 11, 2024, after being appointed by Governor Bryan Kemp to fill the circuit’s fourth judgeship
- Joseph Dent currently works as Solo Practitioner and Mediator at Joseph W. Dent, P.C. Previously, he worked as both an associate and partner for Watson Spence LLP

### Education

- bachelor's in Political Science and Public Administration — Georgia College and a J
- University of Georgia School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- He also serves as a trustee for the Georgia Bar Foundation
- He was a Georgia Life Fellow, past president of the State Bar of Georgia’s Young Lawyers Division, and past chair of the State Bar’s Disciplinary Board.

## 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/65e780421ed6c90027dbe01c/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/65e780421ed6c90027dbe01c/)
- [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/65e780421ed6c90027dbe01c/)
- [Gov. Kemp Announces Five Appointments to Superior Courts](https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2023-12-14/gov-kemp-announces-five-appointments-superior-courts)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Uniform Superior Court Rules](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-815bee855bfd141a25d75d36) — Superior Court proceedings. 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.