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# Leonard Monroe Grinstead

Liberty County State Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Liberty 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/67e16cec5a6bd2033d7e089f/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/67e16cec5a6bd2033d7e089f/)
- [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/67e16cec5a6bd2033d7e089f/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- As a state court judge, he does not represent parties in cases but adjudicates matters according to Georgia law

### Education


### Additional information

- Leonard M. Grinstead is a judge of the State Court of Liberty County, Georgia, serving in a nonpartisan judicial role and admitted to the Georgia State Bar in 1988
- handling criminal and civil, non-jury pleas, and motions.
- Grinstead’s judicial duties include presiding over cases in the Liberty County State Court, which operates under the Georgia judicial system.