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# Tonya Shy

Fayetteville Municipal Court · Judge Pro Tem.

## Profile

- Court: Fayetteville 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/603e86beec46fb001be9ed1e/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/603e86beec46fb001be9ed1e/)
- [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/603e86beec46fb001be9ed1e/)

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## Additional court service

- [Tyrone Municipal Court](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/court/ga/tyrone-municipal-court) — Judge Pro Tem.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Pro Tempore, Fayetteville Municipal Court — Serving since December 2020
- Municipal Court Judge, City of Dunwoody — Appointed in 2022, presiding over local municipal matters
- Licensed attorney and Judge Pro Tempore in Fayetteville, Georgia, and Municipal Court Judge for the City of Dunwoody, with a background in public prosecution and personal injury law

### Education

- in Business Administration — Georgia State University — B.S.
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School — J.D.

### Additional information

- Since 2012, has run TS Law, LLC, a personal injury law firm
- Legal practice spans civil litigation, family law, and criminal law
- Licensed to practice in Georgia and Alabama, admitted to all Georgia state courts, all Alabama state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the Georgia Supreme Court



## 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.