Judge Neal W. Dickert: Biography & Judicial Service | KnowJudges

# Neal W. Dickert
Senior Judge · [Burke County Superior Court](/kyj/court/ga/burke-county-superior-court)

## Judicial assignments
[Augusta Judicial Circuit](/kyj/court/ga/augusta-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.
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These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.

## Neal W. Dickert at a glance
Current roleSenior Judge
Court[Burke County Superior Court](/kyj/court/ga/burke-county-superior-court)
Current assignment[Burke County Superior Court](/kyj/court/ga/burke-county-superior-court)
JurisdictionGeorgia · State
Judicial serviceActive

## Biography

### Professional career

- In 2020, he founded Dickert Mediation LLC, where he is a registered circuit court mediator in South Carolina and a registered mediator and arbitrator in Georgia for civil and domestic cases.
- From January 1997 to November 2007, Judge Dickert served on the Augusta Judicial Circuit bench, presiding over civil, criminal, and domestic cases, including over 100 jury trials.
- Retired Superior Court judge from Augusta, Georgia, now recognized as a highly experienced mediator, arbitrator, and legal educator

### Education



### Additional information

- Since 2008, Dickert has returned to private practice
- Justice Robert Benham Award (State Bar of Georgia, 2017) for lifetime community service
- Dickert has served on the Georgia Bar Association Board of Governors (1986–1998), chaired the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education for Georgia, and is a frequent lecturer in legal education across the Southeast
- Before his judicial appointment, he practiced law at Hull Towill Norman & Barrett, P.C. from 1974 to 1996
- focusing on general civil and commercial litigation, arbitration, and mediation.
- handling product liability, personal injury, construction, ERISA, and other complex litigation in Georgia and South Carolina courts
- His mediation expertise spans personal injury, employment disputes, workers’ compensation, premises liability, construction litigation, contract disputes, medical malpractice, ERISA, and domestic matters
- He also participated in the Georgia Supreme Court’s review of Mead v.

## Sources

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Uniform Superior Court Rules](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-815bee855bfd141a25d75d36) — Superior Court proceedings. Collected April 9, 2026 compilation; amendments effective November 5, 2026 are future on this collection date and are not applied. 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/4/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/14025702/UNIFORM-SUPERIOR-COURT-RULES-2026_04_09.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.