L'Erin Barnes Wiggins at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Pine Lake Municipal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
L'Erin Barnes Wiggins
Judge · Pine Lake Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge L’Erin Barnes Wiggins is the municipal court judge for the City of Pine Lake, Georgia
- L’Erin Barnes Wiggins serves as the Judge for Pine Lake Municipal Court, adjudicating misdemeanor traffic and criminal cases, code enforcement matters, and city ordinance violations within Pine Lake’s limits
- Wiggins has coached high school mock trial, volunteered with the Gate City Justice Benham Law Camp, and led committees for the Parent Community at Woodward Academy
Education
Additional information
- focusing on local government law.
- handling traffic, misdemeanor, code enforcement, and ordinance violation cases, with a background as a seasoned local government attorney and litigator
- Before becoming a judge, Wiggins had nearly 20 years in legal practice, starting as a public defender in Clayton County’s State Court and later as an associate attorney in civil litigation
- Her practice covered ad valorem taxation, zoning, contracts, real estate, constitutional challenges, labor and employment, bond validations, permits, utilities, annexations, and other governmental matters.
- She has also held the role of a City/County Attorney Seminar Speaker and Georgia Municipal Association City Attorney CLE Speaker
- She has also trained code enforcement officials and maintained certifications with the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Committee
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025
Pine Lake Municipal Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
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Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
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