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# Richard R. Read

Rockdale County State Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Rockdale 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/61f856e5e1e01e001e043edf/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/61f856e5e1e01e001e043edf/)
- [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/61f856e5e1e01e001e043edf/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointed and sworn in by Governor Brian Kemp on January 18, 2022 as Associate State Court Judge in the Rockdale Judicial Circuit
- The Associate State Court Judge for the Rockdale Judicial Circuit in Georgia, serving a four‐year elected term and with a long career in public service and law enforcement

### Education


### Additional information

- He ran unopposed in the May 2022 election and began his first full term on January 1, 2023 The Rockdale State Court is a trial court of limited jurisdiction handling misdemeanors, traffic violations, and all civil actions unless the Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction.