Ted N. Echols at a glance
- Current role
- Judge Pro Tem.
- Current assignment
- McDonough Municipal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Ted N. Echols
Judge Pro Tem. · McDonough Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Past: Judge Pro Tem, Henry County State Court (2012–2018) Chief Judge, City of Stockbridge Municipal Court (2012–2013)
- He is active in church leadership, community organizations, and as an attorney coach for school mock trial teams
Education
Additional information
- He founded Echols Law Group, P.C. in 1995
- His work often emphasizes reconciliation and alternative dispute resolution, and he is a Certified Christian Conciliator
- Georgia attorney, founding partner of Echols Law Group, and currently serves as Associate Judge in the City of McDonough and part‐time Magistrate Judge, with prior judicial roles including Judge Pro Tem for Henry County State Court and Chief Judge for the City of Stockbridge Municipal Court
- Echols hosts the LegalWise radio show, conducts free estate planning workshops, and teaches conflict resolution seminars locally and internationally.
- Ted N. Echols is a member of the Henry County Bar Association and practices in local, state, and federal courts in Georgia.
- focusing on estate planning, probate, business law, adoption, and conflict resolution.
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
McDonough 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
Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
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