William Bryant Swan Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Thomson Municipal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
William Bryant Swan Jr.
Judge · Thomson Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- The Chief Magistrate Judge of McDuffie County, Georgia, and was appointed as a Municipal Court Judge on January 1, 2024
Education
- Mercer University — J.D. (1986)
- Mercer University — B.A. (1983)
Additional information
- Attorney at Knox and Swan; admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1986
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025
Thomson Municipal Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026
View Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗www.gamunicipalcourtmentorprogram.org — biography evidence
Biography evidence collected 2026-10-11
View source ↗