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# Vasto Terry "V.T." McRae

Rockdale County State Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Rockdale County State Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Chief Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- McRae also served as a Magistrate Court Judge in Rockdale County in 2021 and 2022 to assist with the backlog of cases caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
- State Court judge, Georgia (Rockdale Circuit)

### Education

- Michigan State University — J.D.

### Additional information

- Following his retirement from the Army, he served in corporate leadership roles with Hibbett Sports and Walmart.
- The boys' varsity basketball coach at Peachtree Academy in Covington, Georgia, and also coached his sons' nationally ranked travel basketball team, Worldwide Hustle.
- Vasco “Terry” McRae currently serves as an assistant solicitor general in Gwinnett County, where he prosecutes misdemeanor crimes.

## 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/67e17074554db902cf0a4121/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/67e17074554db902cf0a4121/)
- [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/67e17074554db902cf0a4121/)
- [Governor appointment press release — Vasto Terry "V.T." McRae](https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-11-15/gov-kemp-announces-superior-courts-district-attorney-and-state-court)

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