Sterling Wimberly at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Midville Municipal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Sterling Wimberly
Judge · Midville Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Chief Magistrate Judge of Burke County, Georgia, for 12 years, a position he held until his passing
- Following his death, Burke County’s Board of Elections announced that Superior Court Chief Judge Carl Brown would appoint a successor until the end of the year, with a special Democratic primary in August and a November general election to choose the next Chief Magistrate
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Paine College.
Additional information
- First elected in 2016, defeating Republican Ronald O’Brien in the general election, and had run unopposed in the Democratic primary.
- He also served in the U.S. Army Reserve, being called to active duty during the Vietnam War in 1968–69
- He graduated from Waynesboro High and Industrial School in 1965
- Wimberly was born October 30, 1947, in Augusta, Georgia, to Milton Steed and Annie Mae Sims.
- As Chief Magistrate, he presided over the Burke County Magistrate Court
- handling local criminal and civil cases
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025
Midville Municipal Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
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Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
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