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# William E. Hicks

Banks County Juvenile Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Banks County Juvenile Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge
- 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/5b8974379453260d1c188449/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5b8974379453260d1c188449/)
- [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/5b8974379453260d1c188449/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The Judge of the Juvenile Courts for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit in Georgia, serving cases in Banks, Barrow, and Jackson counties
- For delinquency matters and juvenile traffic tickets, the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice – Winder Office can be reached at 770‐868‐4010
- Before joining the bench, William Earle Hicks was a partner at Hicks, Massey & Gardner, LLP in Barrow County, Georgia.

### Education



### Additional information

- Joined the Piedmont Judicial Circuit Juvenile Court by the circuit’s Superior Court judges
- Judge Hicks presides over juvenile matters across the Piedmont Judicial Circuit, which includes Banks, Barrow, and Jackson counties.