The following is a directory of judges of the various courts of Liberty County, their names, addresses, and telephone numbers. Judicial canons generally prohibit judges from communicating ex parte with parties, which means they can not talk with a party about his or her case without the other party present. Parties should not contact judges directly about pending litigation.

Judges of the Superior Court of Liberty County also serve the superior courts of five other counties of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, including Bryan, Evans, Long, McIntosh, and Tattnall counties. Judges rotate every six months between the civil and criminal divisions. They travel the circuit to hear matters in the respective superior courts, as indicated on the master calendar of activities for the circuit.

Click here to view the master superior court calendar for the Atlantic Judicial Circuit:

Atlantic Judicial Circuit Superior Court and Juvenile Court Calendar

Judge David L. Cavender
Chief Judge
Post Office Box 713
Hinesville, Georgia 31310-0713
Telephone: (912) 368-2250
Office: Liberty County Courthouse
Secretary: Grace

Judge D. Jay Stewart
Post Office Box 842
Claxton, Georgia 30417
Telephone: (912) 739-4922
Secretary: Anita

Judge Robert L. Russell, III
Post Office Box 581
Darien, Georgia 31305
Telephone: (912) 437-3033
Office: McIntosh County Courthouse
Secretary: Cydnie

Judge Charles Paul Rose
Post Office Box 1246
Hinesville, Georgia 31310
Telephone: (912) 877-4770
Office: Liberty County Courthouse
Secretary: Gay

Senior Superior Court Judges

Senior superior court judges are superior court judges who have retired but who, by law, may serve in the same official capacity as other superior court judges.

Judge A. Ronnie Rahn, III
Post Office Box 280
Reidsville, Georgia 30453
Telephone: (912) 557-6393
Office: Tattnall County Courthouse

State Court Judges

The State Court of Liberty County has criminal and civil, non-jury pleas and motions every Tuesday, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Every 90 days trials are held for civil and criminal cases on a rotating basis.

Judge Leon M. Braun, Jr.
103 Memorial Drive
Hinesville, Georgia 31313
Telephone: (912) 876-7101
Secretary: Patricia
Office: Hinesville

Juvenile Court Judges

Juvenile court is held every Wednesday, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Juvenile hearings are not open to the public.

Judge Linnie L. Darden, III
Post Office Box 105
Hinesville, Georgia 31313
Telephone: (912) 876-0111
Secretary: Glenda
Office: 206 East Court Street (Hinesville)

Magistrates

Magistrates process both civil and criminal matters. Applications for criminal warrants are heard before associate magistrate judges at the Liberty County Jail, off Airport Road, in Hinesville, on a daily basis. Civil matters are generally heard weekly by Chief Magistrate Melinda Anderson in chambers in the Magistrate Court Office, in the Liberty County Courthouse Annex.

Chief Magistrate Melinda Anderson
Post Office Box 912
Hinesville, Georgia 31310
Telephone: (912) 876-2063
Office: Liberty County Courthouse Annex