Trenton Brown at a glance
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Trenton Brown
Judge · Court of Appeals of Georgia
Biography
Professional career
- The 2026 election for the Georgia Court of Appeals has drawn attention because Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Will Wooten, who was part of the prosecutorial team in the Trump election-interference case, is challenging Brown.
- was appointed and sworn in by Governor Nathan Deal as the 85th judge of the Court of Appeals of Georgia on May 16, 2018
- Judge Trent Brown joined the Georgia Court of Appeals by Governor Nathan Deal in May 2018 and was sworn in on June 5, 2018, filling the vacancy left by Judge Tripp Self III
- State Court Judge, Putnam County (2008–2012), appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue and later elected to maintain the seat
- Judge Brown also served as the State Court Judge of Putnam County having been appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue in 2008 and maintaining the seat against opposition later that year until his appointment to the Superior Court
- Chief Judge of the Court following a unanimous vote by his colleagues
Education
- Mercer University School of Law in — J.D. (1999)
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Georgia in 1995
Additional information
- His term on the Court of Appeals expires on December 31, 2026, and he is running for reelection in the May 19, 2026, statewide nonpartisan election
- ) upon appointment by Governor Deal in 2012 and running unopposed in 2014 and 2018.
- After admission to the State Bar of Georgia, he practiced law privately in Eatonton, Georgia, until his first judicial appointment in 2008
- Judge Trenton Brown
- Judge Brown also served for several years as a member of the Governor’s Office of Consumer Protection Advisory Board having been appointed to that post by Governors Perdue and Deal.
- Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Putnam, and Wilkinson
- Wooten’s campaign highlights prior appellate rulings by Brown that affected aspects of that prosecution, making the race a focal point for observers interested in judicial oversight of politically sensitive cases Judge Brown’s campaign emphasizes nonpartisanship, judicial experience, and local roots in Middle Georgia, framing his service as focused on law rather than politics
- Judge Brown served by appointment of Governor Deal as one of three judges to serve on the Judicial Retirement System of Georgia Board of Trustees.
- He further served his community as a member of the Executive Board of the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Putnam County Board of Registrar.
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Sources
Identity source checked August 15, 2026.
Biography sources checked September 6, 2026.
Court of Appeals of Georgia official judicial roster
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