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Judge J. Grady Blanchard

J. Grady Blanchard earned a bachelor's degree from Augusta State University and a law degree from the John Marshall Law School. 

J. currently serves as a superior court judge in the Columbia Judicial Circuit. He was appointed in 2024 and is in his first term. 

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J. previously worked as an attorney at the Blanchard Law Firm, the chief municipal court judge in Waynesboro and Louisville, an associate magistrate court judge in Columbia County, and an associate municipal court judge in Grovestown, Wrens, and Stapleton. 

As a superior court judge, oversees cases involving criminal felonies, the administration of wills and estates, evictions of renters, and divorce proceedings, and exercises authority to review and correct the rulings of lower courts.

As a municipal court judge and associate municipal court judge, oversaw cases involving traffic offenses and local ordinance violations, conducted preliminary hearings in criminal cases, issued search and arrest warrants, and determined sentencing in certain minor criminal cases.

As an associate magistrate court judge, held preliminary hearings in minor criminal cases, oversaw civil suits and the recovery of personal property, and issued search and arrest warrants.

- As a superior court judge, oversees cases involving criminal felonies, the administration of wills and estates, evictions of renters, and divorce proceedings, and exercises authority to review and correct the rulings of lower courts.
- As a municipal court judge and associate municipal court judge, oversaw cases involving traffic offenses and local ordinance violations, conducted preliminary hearings in criminal cases, issued search and arrest warrants, and determined sentencing in certain minor criminal cases.
- As an associate magistrate court judge, held preliminary hearings in minor criminal cases, oversaw civil suits and the recovery of personal property, and issued search and arrest warrants.

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As of March 11, 2026, J. Grady Blanchard did not have a website or any information online.

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J. Grady Blanchard

- Georgia Superior Court Judges hear a wide range of criminal cases from petty theft and public drunkenness to murder. Some cases in front of the Georgia Superior Court involve the death penalty. 
- On the civil side, Superior Court Judges hear cases on divorce, titles to land, contract disputes, and premises liability. 
- Superior Court Judges are elected by judicial circuit. Each county surrounding Atlanta has its own judicial circuit, while rural judicial districts typically consist of multiple counties.
- Superior Court Judges are elected to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. The Governor can appoint Superior Court Judges when vacancies arise. 

Trial Judge over a wide range of civil and criminal cases

Georgia Superior Court Judge, Columbia (Blanchard)

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