Thomas J Mahoney III at a glance
- Current role
- Associate Judge
- Current assignment
- Thunderbolt Municipal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Thomas J Mahoney III
Associate Judge · Thunderbolt Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Pro Tem for the Recorder’s Court of Chatham County and for the City of Port Wentworth
- Served as Special Assistant Attorney General for the Georgia Ports Authority and the Georgia Department of Transportation
Education
- University of Georgia School of Law — J.D. (1988)
- University of Georgia — B.A. (1985)
Additional information
- Admitted to: Georgia Bar (1988), Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia Court of Appeals, South Carolina Supreme Court, South Carolina Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals (4th & 11th Circuits), U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of Georgia and District of South Carolina
- Benedictine Military School (1981)
- Thomas J. Mahoney III — Judge and Legal Professional
- Former City Attorney for Tybee Island, GA
- Thomas J. Mahoney III is a long‐time attorney from Savannah, Georgia, with extensive judicial and legal leadership experience, including service as a judge for the City of Thunderbolt and Chairman of the Chatham County Board of Elections
- Notable positions: General Counsel for Benedictine Military School and St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee
- Mahoney is active in the Savannah Bar Association, Catholic Lawyers Guild Savannah Diocese, and various community boards
- He is also named as a defendant in ongoing litigation involving the Chatham County Board of Elections, reflecting his role in election governance
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
Thunderbolt 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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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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