William A. Prior Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Senior Judge
- Current assignment
- Baldwin County Superior Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
William A. Prior Jr.
Senior Judge · Baldwin County Superior Court
Judicial assignments
- Ocmulgee Judicial CircuitSenior Judge — circuit affiliation; court class unconfirmed
The official Senior Judges directory lists this circuit affiliation. A specific current assignment is not established. Senior judge available for assignment; this does not establish a current primary assignment.
Source checked October 15, 2026. Roster source 1 · Roster source 2
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.
Biography
Professional career
- Senior Judge, Baldwin County Superior Court — A current listing identifies him as a Senior Judge assigned to Baldwin County Superior Court
- Chief Judge, Ocmulgee Circuit, Georgia Superior Court — He held the role of chief judge of the Ocmulgee Circuit within Georgia’s 8th Superior Court District
Education
Additional information
- 2016 election: Re‐elected unopposed in the nonpartisan general election on May 24, 2016, receiving 100% of the vote (21,561 votes)
- 2012 election: Re‐elected unopposed with 99.8% of the vote on July 31, 2012
- Listed as an attorney in Madison, Georgia, with a long legal career spanning over 50 years
- Georgia Superior Court judges serve four‐year terms, selected in nonpartisan elections
- Recognition and Awards
- The Georgia House of Representatives congratulated him for receiving the Chief Justice Thomas O. Marshall Judicial Professionalism Award, commending his “ideal judicial demeanor” and long service to the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Uniform Superior Court Rules
Baldwin County Superior Court; Greene County Superior Court; Hancock County Superior Court; Jasper County Superior Court; Jones County Superior Court; Morgan County Superior Court; Putnam County Superior Court; Wilkinson County Superior Court
Superior Court proceedings. Collected April 9, 2026 compilation; amendments effective November 5, 2026 are future on this collection date and are not applied. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
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Biography sources checked October 12, 2026.
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