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# William H. Turner

Locust Grove Municipal Court · Associate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Locust Grove Municipal Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Associate 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/58e3a28c0e16865973382a7a/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58e3a28c0e16865973382a7a/)
- [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/58e3a28c0e16865973382a7a/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

### Education

### Additional information

- He also issued a permanent injunction prohibiting Dr. Turner from instituting or prosecuting any proceeding in the Accomack General District Court to seek judiciary records, including through writs of mandamus or injunctions under FOIA
- Turner granted the Executive Secretary’s motion to dismiss and denied the motion to vacate.
- William H. Turner is a judge in the Accomack General District Court in Virginia, known for presiding over a notable Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case involving the Virginia Executive Secretary and the judiciary’s records



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-9acfd5d59c7a383c114b177a) — 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](https://assets.georgiacourts.gov/2/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/01171708/UNIFORM-MUNICIPAL-COURT-RULES-12312025.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.