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# Richard Allen Sanders Jr.

Bloomingdale Municipal Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Bloomingdale Municipal 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/58af020cce9168f520c4d651/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af020cce9168f520c4d651/)
- [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/58af020cce9168f520c4d651/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- He has been licensed to practice law in Georgia since 2008 and has argued cases before both the Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals
- Municipal Court Judge for the City of Bloomingdale and Garden City
- Juvenile Court Judge in Chatham County
- Partner at Johnson Kraeuter & Sanders LLC in Savannah, GA, where he focuses on family law, domestic relations, personal injury, criminal defense, and civil litigation.

### Education



### Additional information

- Also a registered mediator and arbitrator, and has volunteered extensively with the Mediation Center in Savannah.
- Highly respected attorney and judge in Georgia, known for his work in family law, litigation, and dispute resolution, as well as his judicial service in municipal and juvenile courts



## 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.