--- title: "Tilman Eugene Self III | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tilman-e-self-iii" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Tilman Eugene Self III U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia - State: Georgia - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, M.D. Georgia, 2018-present - Tilman Eugene “Tripp” Self III is a federal judge serving on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia since March 7, 2018 - Federal Judicial Service: Nominated by President Donald J. Trump on July 13, 2017, to replace C. Ashley Royal Confirmed by the Senate on March 5, 2018, with a vote of 85–11 Commissioned as U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia on March 7, 2018 - State Judicial Service: Judge, Superior Court of Georgia, Macon Judicial Circuit (2007–2016) Chief Judge of the Macon Judicial Circuit (2014–2016) Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals (2017–2018) - U.S. Army field artillery officer, 1990-1994 ### Education - University of Georgia — J.D. (1997) - Citadel Military College of South Carolina — B.S. (1990) - University of Georgia School of Law ### Additional information - Private practice, Macon, GA, 1997-2006 - Date of birth: 1968-01-01 - Self is known for his prior leadership on the Georgia Court of Appeals and his extensive experience in state-level judicial service before his federal appointment - Birth place: Macon, GA ## 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 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: Courtroom Technology . Each courtroom is equipped with various levels of audio/visual and automated evidence presentation equipment which is available to attorneys. Attorneys are encouraged to take advantage of this equipment, which is fairly simple to operate. [Technology for Attorneys | Middle District of Georgia | United States District Court](https://www.gamd.uscourts.gov/technology) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4268606) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4268606) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4268606) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8634/tilman-eugene-self-iii/) - [Technology for Attorneys | Middle District of Georgia | United States District Court](https://www.gamd.uscourts.gov/technology) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8634/tilman-eugene-self-iii/) - [Wikidata: Tripp Self](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32985056) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tilman-e-self-iii", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tilman-e-self-iii", "name": "Tilman Eugene Self III | KnowJudges", "description": "Tilman Eugene Self III, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. 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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://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. 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://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.