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# Ken W. Smith

Hazlehurst Municipal Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Hazlehurst 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/58af01dbce9168f520c4cfcf/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01dbce9168f520c4cfcf/)
- [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/58af021cce9168f520c4d89b/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Jeff Davis County Juvenile Court Judge (1993–2013)
- Municipal Court Judge, City of Hazlehurst, GA — also serves as City Attorney for Hazlehurst
- Senior Judge, State Courts of Georgia — serving in multiple state court capacities
- Ken W. Smith has extensive experience in state and municipal courts, juvenile justice, and legal advocacy
- Municipal court judge for Hazlehurst and Lumber City

### Education


### Additional information

- Certified Mediator and Judge Advocate in Chief for the Sons of Confederate Veterans (2015–2016)
- His work includes presiding over cases in the State Courts of Georgia, juvenile courts, and municipal courts, as well as serving as city attorney for Hazlehurst



## 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.