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# Michael P. Boggs

Court of Appeals of Georgia · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2012-present
- Chief Justice: Elected by peers in 2022, served until March 2025
- American lawyer and jurist best known for serving as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from July 18, 2022, until his resignation on March 31, 2025
- He was re-elected in 2008 and served as Superior Court Judge
- experience includes working in insurance defense litigation and running his own general trial practice
- Governor Brian Kemp will appoint his successor, and the Court will select its next Chief Justice

### Education

- Mercer University School of Law in — J.D. (1990)
- Georgia Southern College in — B.S. (1985)
- From 1981 to 1982, he attended the Georgia Institute of Technology but did not earn a degree
- Georgia Southern University — B.A.

### Additional information

- Boggs resigned in February 2025, 56 days after starting his term, to return to private practice in South Georgia.
- He was nominated to the Georgia Supreme Court in 2016 and re-elected for a six-year term in 2018.
- From 2012 to 2016, Boggs served on the Georgia Court of Appeals.
- Practitioner, 2011-2011
- legis, 2011-2011
- prof, 2011-2011
- In 2000, Boggs was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives, a position he held until 2004, when he was elected to the Waycross Judicial Circuit.
- Born December 28, 1962.
- Date of birth: 1962-01-01
- Georgia Tech
- Before his judicial career, Boggs practiced law in civil and criminal matters, held the role of County Attorney, Special Assistant Attorney General, and counsel to a regional development authority.
- He has received multiple awards, including the State Bar of Georgia’s Spirit of Justice Award and Leadership Georgia’s J.W. Fanning Award
- Birth place: Largo

## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/7144/michael-p-boggs/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7144/michael-p-boggs/)
- [Court of Appeals of Georgia current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7144/michael-p-boggs/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7144/michael-p-boggs/)
- [Michael P. Boggs](https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_P._Boggs)
- [Wikidata: Michael P. Boggs](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16240731)

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