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# Ted N. Echols

McDonough Municipal Court · Judge Pro Tem.

## Profile

- Court: McDonough 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/58af0209ce9168f520c4d5e7/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0209ce9168f520c4d5e7/)
- [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/58af0209ce9168f520c4d5e7/)

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## 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.



## 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.