Court Rules

Limits & Logistics

Courtesy Copies

Filings > 3 pages

Communication

Phone

Chambers

652-7137
Email
Court-wide
ccooper@chathamcounty.org
Phone
Court-wide
(912) 652-7144 or (912) 652-7143
Phone
Court-wide
(912) 652-7519
Fax
Court-wide
912-652-7130

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Filing & Service rules

Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Rule 22 requests must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance; the Court will notify all parties and hold a hearing if there is an objection.

In accordance with Uniform Superior Court Rule 22, all requests shall be submitted no less than twenty-four (24) hours in advance. The Court shall provide notice to all parties and shall conduct a hearing in the event of any objection.

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Service and Proof of Service Rules

When e-filing a motion or response, the attorney or party must email the opposing parties with notice within 24 hours after filing.

Pursuant to Uniform Superior Court Rule 6.1 when utilizing the e-filing system, the attorney or party shall notify the opposing parties and the assigned Judge, including their staff, by e-mail of the motion or response no later than 24-hours after e-filing.

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Courtesy Copy Requirements

Attorneys must provide the assigned Judge's staff a hard copy of motions and responses over three pages, including exhibits, when seeking a ruling or hearing date.

In lieu of providing a hard copy of motions and responses to the clerk's office as outlined in USCR 6.1, attorneys practicing in the Eastern Judicial Circuit shall provide a hard copy of their motions and responses directly to the assigned Judge's staff, specifically where a ruling or hearing date is being sought and the document is greater than three pages in length, including exhibits.

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Chambers Communication Rules

Attorneys must immediately notify the Judge and staff when a civil action settles or is dismissed.

Additionally, pursuant to Uniform Superior Court Rule 4.10, all attorneys practicing in the Eastern Judicial Circuit shall notify the Judge and their staff immediately upon the settlement or dismissal of any civil actions.

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When e-filing a motion or response, the attorney or party must email the assigned Judge and staff notice within 24 hours after filing.

Pursuant to Uniform Superior Court Rule 6.1 when utilizing the e-filing system, the attorney or party shall notify the opposing parties and the assigned Judge, including their staff, by e-mail of the motion or response no later than 24-hours after e-filing.

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For questions about criminal case scheduling, contact the Judge's Criminal Case Manager.

If you have a question about criminal case scheduling, please contact the Criminal Case Manager for the Judge.

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For assistance or information about a pending criminal case, contact Criminal Case Manager Shana Frye at 652-7137.

If you require assistance or information regarding a pending criminal case assigned to Judge Walmsley, please contact his Criminal Case Manager, Shana Frye at 652-7137.

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For assistance or information about a pending civil case, contact the Judge's Administrative Assistant.

If you require assistance or information regarding a pending civil case assigned to Judge Walmsley, please contact his Administrative Assistant.

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Attorneys should check their notice cards and contact the assigned Judge's staff if anything is unclear.

All attorneys should check their notice cards carefully, and if there is any confusion please contact the assigned Judge's staff.

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Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 85 rules apply across Chatham County Superior Court, Georgia. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

All 52

  • The requesting agency or individual must certify that the recording devices, their locations, and their operation will comply with Rule 22 and court guidelines.

  • Applies to
    Bond petition
    Must include
    case number

    The petition must include the Superior Court case number; if none exists, the attorney must first obtain a case number and judicial assignment from the Clerk’s Office, then contact the Judge’s office.

  • Applies to
    Bond petition

    The attorney must add the hearing date and time to the petition and file the completed petition in the record.

Filing Timing

All 9
  • Deadline
    24 hours

    Media requests must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance.

  • The interpreter-need notice should be given within a reasonable time and at least five days before the proceeding where practicable.

  • Interpreter requests should be made at least five days before the judicial proceeding to ensure an interpreter is available.

Communication

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  • Contact
    Email

    Questions or concerns about the recording-device request may be emailed to Superior Court Administrator Crystal Cooper.

  • Requests to other Judges’ offices to hear a bond petition for the assigned Judge should come only from the office of the assigned Judge or from the Court Administrator’s Office.

  • Contact
    Email to chambers

    An attorney must request a bond hearing by emailing a prepared bond petition to the Judge’s administrative assistant.

Fees

All 5

  • A party who does not qualify for a fee reduction or waiver and refuses to pay may be found in contempt of the order.

  • Fee waivers or reductions are available only for Mediation Center mediation services and transitional parenting classes.

  • A party may petition the ADR Program for a fee reduction or waiver when circumstances warrant.

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Common questions about Judge Timothy R. Walmsley's rules

Are courtesy copies required for Judge Timothy R. Walmsley?

Courtesy-copy rule applies when a filing is > 3 pages. Attorneys must provide the assigned Judge's staff a hard copy of motions and responses over three pages, including exhibits, when seeking a ruling or hearing date.

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How may parties contact Judge Timothy R. Walmsley's chambers?

When e-filing a motion or response, the attorney or party must email the assigned Judge and staff notice within 24 hours after filing.

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What filing deadlines does Judge Timothy R. Walmsley set?

Rule 22 requests must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance; the Court will notify all parties and hold a hearing if there is an objection.

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What rule applies to service for motion or response before Judge Timothy R. Walmsley?

Details: method: service by email, recipient: the opposing party, timing: 24 hours after filing. When e-filing a motion or response, the attorney or party must email the opposing parties with notice within 24 hours after filing.

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Complete rules summary for Judge Timothy R. Walmsley

Attorneys should check their notice cards and contact the assigned Judge's staff if anything is unclear.

For questions about criminal case scheduling, contact the Judge's Criminal Case Manager.

Attorneys must provide the assigned Judge's staff a hard copy of motions and responses over three pages, including exhibits, when seeking a ruling or hearing date.

When e-filing a motion or response, the attorney or party must email the opposing parties with notice within 24 hours after filing.

When e-filing a motion or response, the attorney or party must email the assigned Judge and staff notice within 24 hours after filing.

Attorneys must immediately notify the Judge and staff when a civil action settles or is dismissed.

Rule 22 requests must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance; the Court will notify all parties and hold a hearing if there is an objection.

For assistance or information about a pending criminal case, contact Criminal Case Manager Shana Frye at 652-7137.

For assistance or information about a pending civil case, contact the Judge's Administrative Assistant.

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