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# Pythias "Pete" Temesgen

Muscogee County State Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Muscogee County State Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: 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/63e1425f99f61d0012b986f0/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/63e1425f99f61d0012b986f0/)
- [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/63e1425f99f61d0012b986f0/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Pythias “Pete” Temesgen is a judge of the State Court of Muscogee County in Columbus, Georgia, appointed in 2022 by Governor Nathan Deal, with a background in law, public service, and community leadership
- His judicial philosophy emphasizes community engagement and access to justice

### Education

- Boston University School of Law — J.D.
- focusing on litigation and conflict resolution, and his B.A. in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University

### Additional information

- He was appointed in 2022 and is a member of the Leadership Georgia Class of 2019
- Temesgen serves as one of two judges on the Muscogee County State Court
- handling civil and criminal cases in the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit.