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# Maria Sayers

Chatham County Juvenile Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Chatham County Juvenile 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/67a2760e6a852b0322857ce4/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/67a2760e6a852b0322857ce4/)
- [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/67a2760e6a852b0322857ce4/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- A similar standing order from 2022 also appointed her as an Associate Juvenile Court Judge in Chatham County, serving part‐time on a request for judicial assistance
- Attorney at Sayers Law, LLC and Colonial Group, Inc
- Staff Attorney (Interim) to Judge Lindretta Grindle Kramer, Chatham County Juvenile Court
- Associate Judge (Pro Tem) at Chatham County Juvenile Court
- Not a full‐time judge but a designated part‐time judicial officer in Georgia’s Superior Court

### Education


### Additional information

- State of Georgia, Maria Sayers has been designated as a Hearing Officer for the 2024 calendar year to preside over Family Violence (O.C.G.A..9‐13‐1 et seq.), Stalking (.16‐5‐94), and Dating Violence (.9‐13‐1 et seq.) cases in that circuit This designation is made under O.C.G.A..15‐1‐9.1, which allows the Chief Judge to request judicial assistance when the court’s workload requires it.
- handling legal research, drafting, litigation support, and contract review
- handling specific family‐related cases under a formal court order.
- Her appointment is part of the state’s judicial assistance program, and she brings a background in both legal practice and judicial service to her role