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# Steve W. Nicholas

Avondale Estates Municipal Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Avondale Estates 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/58af0208ce9168f520c4d5d5/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0208ce9168f520c4d5d5/)
- [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/58af0208ce9168f520c4d5d5/)

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## Biography

### Professional career



### Education

- He holds a B.B.A. from Georgia State University (1980) and has received client and peer recognition awards

### Additional information

- Public payroll records show Nicholas was listed as “Judge” for the City of Avondale Estates from 2018–2020, earning $15,000 in 2019
- Also an attorney at law with over 40 years of licensing, practicing in personal injury, workers’ compensation, and family law in Avondale Estates, GA.
- His appointment is authorized under Section 4.11(a) of the City Charter and O.C.G.A.. 36‐32‐1.1, which governs municipal judges in Georgia



## 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.