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# Norman H. Cuadra

Suwanee Municipal Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Suwanee Municipal Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Chief 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/58af0204ce9168f520c4d54a/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0204ce9168f520c4d54a/)
- [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/58af0204ce9168f520c4d54a/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Cuadra has held the role of Chief Judge of the City of Suwanee Municipal Court since 2014, presiding over arraignments, probation revocation hearings, and trials in misdemeanor and local ordinance cases.
- Guest lecturer for Georgia Bar and Municipal Court Judge Continuing Legal Education Seminars

### Education



### Additional information

- 4th District Representative for the Municipal Court Judge’s Council
- Prior to this, he was an Associate Judge for the City of Chamblee and the City of Doraville.
- He has been a judge for nearly 18 years
- Norman H. Cuadra is the Chief Judge of the Municipal Court of Suwanee, Georgia, and managing member of Cuadra & Patel, LLC, with over 30 years of legal experience in criminal, family, personal injury, and appellate law



## 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.