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# Ronald C. Goulart

Catoosa County State Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Catoosa County State Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- 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/58af022bce9168f520c4da7c/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af022bce9168f520c4da7c/)
- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af022bce9168f520c4da7c/)
- [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/58af022bce9168f520c4da7c/)
- [Gov. Kemp Announces Appointments for District Attorney, State Court](https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2026-09-04/gov-kemp-announces-appointments-district-attorney-state-court)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Goulart’s career reflects decades of service in both legal practice and municipal governance, culminating in his role as a State Court Judge
- Practiced law privately for 28 years and held the role of the City Attorney for Fort Oglethorpe for 15 years

### Education

- He later obtained his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Woodrow Wilson College of Law in 1980
- Associate of Science degree from Cleveland State College in 1974, graduating Magna Cum Laude, followed by a Bachelor of Science from the University of Tennessee in 1976, Cum Laude.

### Additional information

- As of August 2026, Ronald C. Goulart resigned from his position on the Catoosa County State Court, creating a vacancy that the Judicial Nominating Commission has submitted recommendations to fill
- Appointed by Governor Nathan Deal to the newly created seat on the Catoosa County State Court on July 22, 2016.
- Before his appointment to the State Court, Goulart had a long career in both private practice and municipal service.
- Additionally, he held the role of City Manager for Fort Oglethorpe for eight years
- He also held judicial positions in local courts, including six years as Catoosa County Juvenile Court Judge, 22 years as Ringgold City Court Judge, and six years as Rossville City Court Judge.
- He presided over numerous cases in the county during his tenure
- His experience spans juvenile, municipal, and state-level courts, as well as administrative leadership in city government, highlighting a broad and influential legal career in Catoosa County, Georgia