Judge Michael Barker: Biography & Judicial Service | KnowJudges

# Michael Barker
Senior Judge · [Chatham County Magistrate Court](/kyj/court/ga/chatham-county-magistrate-court)

## Judicial assignments
[Eastern Judicial Circuit](/kyj/court/ga/eastern-judicial-circuit)Senior Judge — circuit affiliation; court class unconfirmedThe official Senior Judges directory lists this circuit affiliation. A specific current assignment is not established. Senior judge available for assignment; this does not establish a current primary assignment.
Source checked October 15, 2026. [Roster source 1](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#home/directory-entries/58af01f5ce9168f520c4d32d/) · [Roster source 2](https://us-api.knack.com/v1/pages/scene_1/views/view_5/records?rows_per_page=1000&page=1&filters=%7B%22match%22%3A+%22and%22%2C+%22rules%22%3A+%5B%7B%22field%22%3A+%22field_19%22%2C+%22operator%22%3A+%22is%22%2C+%22value%22%3A+%22Senior+Judges%22%7D%5D%7D)
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.

## Michael Barker at a glance
Current roleSenior Judge
Court[Chatham County Magistrate Court](/kyj/court/ga/chatham-county-magistrate-court)
Current assignment[Chatham County Magistrate Court](/kyj/court/ga/chatham-county-magistrate-court)
JurisdictionGeorgia · State
Judicial serviceActive

## Biography

### Professional career



### Education

- He later obtained a Master of Laws from York University in Canada in 1980

### Additional information

- Early career: Barker studied law at the University of Western Australia, graduating with honours in 1972, and was admitted to practice in 1973.
- Michael Laurence Barker KC is a retired Australian judge who served on the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the Federal Court of Australia before returning to private legal practice as an independent barrister, mediator, and consultant

## Sources

Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
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### Georgia Courts Directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026
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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Georgia Magistrate Court Rule 15 — virtual proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-92c085addd8bb83007e0ba04) — Georgia Magistrate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified. [Official source](https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Order-approving-Magistrate-videoconferencing-rules_entered.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.