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# Richard S. Jaffe

Tucker Municipal Court · Associate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Tucker Municipal Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Associate 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/604634b5aef896001ba3fdcc/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/604634b5aef896001ba3fdcc/)
- [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/604634b5aef896001ba3fdcc/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Richard S. Jaffe, born February 27, 1950, is the founding and senior partner at Jaffe, Hanle, Whisonant & Knight, P.C
- Not a judge; he is a highly respected criminal defense attorney based in Birmingham, Alabama, with over 40 years of experience in state and federal courts
- Before entering private practice, he served as a prosecutor, including as Assistant Attorney General in Alabama’s criminal appellate division and Deputy District Attorney for Tuscaloosa County

### Education

- University of Alabama — J.D.

### Additional information

- BA
- He has tried hundreds of jury trials and represented thousands of clients, including judges, lawyers, doctors, politicians, and CEOs.
- His work spans both white-collar and serious felony defense in Alabama, Georgia, New York, D.C., and numerous federal courts, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court



## 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.