---
title: "Scott Reed Tolbert | KnowJudges"
canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/scott-reed-tolbert-ga-municipal-64c2c9b9ce14270028535a9f"
page_type: "judge_profile"
updated: "2026-08-25"
---

# Scott Reed Tolbert

Pendergrass Municipal Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Pendergrass Municipal Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Chief 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/64c2c9b9ce14270028535a9f/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/64c2c9b9ce14270028535a9f/)
- [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/64c2c9b9ce14270028535a9f/)

## JSON-LD

```json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "WebPage",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/scott-reed-tolbert-ga-municipal-64c2c9b9ce14270028535a9f",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/scott-reed-tolbert-ga-municipal-64c2c9b9ce14270028535a9f",
      "name": "Scott Reed Tolbert | KnowJudges",
      "description": "Scott Reed Tolbert, Pendergrass Municipal Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.",
      "dateModified": "2026-08-25",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website"
      },
      "mainEntity": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/scott-reed-tolbert-ga-municipal-64c2c9b9ce14270028535a9f#judge"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Person",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/scott-reed-tolbert-ga-municipal-64c2c9b9ce14270028535a9f#judge",
      "name": "Scott Reed Tolbert",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/scott-reed-tolbert-ga-municipal-64c2c9b9ce14270028535a9f",
      "jobTitle": "Chief Judge",
      "worksFor": {
        "@type": "GovernmentOrganization",
        "name": "Pendergrass Municipal Court"
      },
      "sameAs": [
        "https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/64c2c9b9ce14270028535a9f/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
      "itemListElement": [
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 1,
          "name": "KnowJudges",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 2,
          "name": "Georgia",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/state/georgia"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 3,
          "name": "Scott Reed Tolbert",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/scott-reed-tolbert-ga-municipal-64c2c9b9ce14270028535a9f"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Biography

### Professional career

- Public Service: Mayor of Pendergrass (1989–1996) Georgia State Representative (1997–2000) Municipal court judge in Pendergrass, Nicholson, and Maysville

### Education

### Additional information

- Scott Tolbert has held the role of Judge of the Municipal Courts of Pendergrass, Nicholson, and Maysville in Georgia.
- The Pendergrass Municipal Court, where he is listed as an associate judge, handles cases such as DWI/DUI, traffic infractions, exclusive parking violations, and ordinance violations
- Tolbert is active in several legal and community organizations, including the Piedmont Circuit Bar Association, State Bar of Georgia Bench and Bar Committee, National College for DUI Defense, and Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers



## 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.