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# Timothy Carter

Charlton County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Charlton County Magistrate Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge
- 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/60eee6e9d4fd6e001effd9a4/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/60eee6e9d4fd6e001effd9a4/)
- [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/60eee6e9d4fd6e001effd9a4/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- If you are seeking a public court judge by this name, you may need to check judicial directories such as CourtListener for official listings
- Certified by the Illinois Supreme Court as lead counsel for capital cases and subsequently became First Chair in the Felony Trial Division at 26th and California, supervising and training other prosecutors
- Not a sitting judge in the public judicial system, but he is a seasoned trial attorney with a dual background in prosecution and defense, and he holds a judicial role in legal education as a moot court judge
- While not a court-appointed judge, Carter serves as a Moot Court Judge for the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law and is a Mock Trial evaluator for high school students

### Education


### Additional information

- His work includes litigating high-profile cases involving sexual assault, first-degree murder, and constitutional rights motions under the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments
- Over a 16-year prosecutorial career, Carter handled complex and violent criminal cases, then transitioned to criminal defense for over 10 years, defending clients in traffic, misdemeanor, juvenile, and felony courts.
- Tim Carter began his legal career as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Cook County, Illinois, where he tried hundreds of bench and jury trials ranging from traffic offenses to first-degree murder.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Georgia Magistrate Court Rule 15 — virtual proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-92c085addd8bb83007e0ba04) — Georgia Magistrate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified. [Official source](https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Order-approving-Magistrate-videoconferencing-rules_entered.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.