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# Steven E. Scheer

Tybee Island Municipal Court · Judge Pro Tem.

## Profile

- Court: Tybee Island Municipal Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge Pro Tem.
- 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/58af020cce9168f520c4d663/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af020cce9168f520c4d663/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [Georgia Courts Directory; first-party court corroboration](https://courts.chathamcountyga.gov/Resources/Directory)
- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af020cce9168f520c4d663/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Municipal Court, City of Tybee Island (1991–present)
- The Municipal Court Judge for Tybee Island, Georgia, and a highly respected attorney with over 40 years of legal experience in Savannah and surrounding communities

### Education

### Additional information

- He has also held the role of City Attorney of Pooler and on boards such as the Jekyll Island Authority
- Before his judicial roles, Scheer practiced law in Savannah for more than four decades
- focusing on litigation, local and municipal law, civil litigation, personal injury, wrongful death, criminal law, product liability, and automobile/trucking accidents.
- He is a Georgia Super Lawyer and holds an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell, reflecting his top-tier professional standing



## 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.