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# Matthew Campbell Jordan

Athens-Clarke Municipal Court · Judge Pro Hac Vice

## Profile

- Court: Athens-Clarke Municipal Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge Pro Hac Vice
- 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/58af0204ce9168f520c4d536/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0204ce9168f520c4d536/)
- [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/58af0204ce9168f520c4d536/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Matt Jordan began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Athens, Georgia, prosecuting felony cases
- Experienced Georgia attorney specializing in workers’ compensation law, mediation, and serving as a Municipal Court Judge pro tempore for Athens‐Clarke County
- He also serves as a trusted mediator in disputes and is appointed as a Municipal Court Judge pro tempore for Athens‐Clarke County

### Education


### Additional information

- In 2012, he shifted his practice to exclusive representation of injured workers in Georgia, guiding hundreds of clients through the state’s workers’ compensation system.
- handling workers’ compensation, trucking, premises liability, and general liability litigation
- He then moved to Atlanta, working for two prominent defense firms over five years



## 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.