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Gov. Kemp Names Tommy J. Smith to Middle Judicial Circuit

Tommy Joe Smith is from Lyons, Georgia. He has a bachelor's degree from Georgia Southern University and a law degree from the University of Georgia. Tommy and his wife live in Lyons, Georgia.

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Tommy currently serves as the Superior Court Judge in Georgia's Middle Judicial Circuit. He was appointed in 2020. He previously served as Toombs County state court judge for 12 years.

Tommy has served as a state court judge, solicitor general, municipal court judge, attorney, and law clerk. He taught as a professor of business law at Brewton Parker College.

Toombs County State Court, Georgia Jurisdiction

As a superior court judge, handles  all felony criminal cases and adoptions, child custody, child support, divorces, garnishments, family violence and stalking protective orders, habeas corpus, name changes, parental rights, title to land disputes, and other civil suits.

As a state court judge, handled misdemeanor case and civil matters.

- As a superior court judge, handles  all felony criminal cases and adoptions, child custody, child support, divorces, garnishments, family violence and stalking protective orders, habeas corpus, name changes, parental rights, title to land disputes, and other civil suits.
- As a state court judge, handled misdemeanor case and civil matters.

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As of March 11, 2026, Tommy Joe Smith did not have a website or any information online.

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Tommy Joe Smith

Tommy Joe Smith is originally from Lyons, Georgia.  He has a bachelor's degree from Georgia Southern University and a law degree from the University of Georgia.  He and his wife live in Lyons.

Tommy currently serves as Superior Court Judge in Middle Judicial Circuit in Georgia.  He was appointed in 2020. He previously served as Toombs County State Court Judge for 12 years.

Tommy has served as a state court judge, solicitor general, municipal court judge, attorney and law clerk. He taught as a Professor of Business Law at Brewton Parker College.

As superior court judge, handles  all felony criminal cases and Adoptions, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorces, Garnishments, Family Violence and Stalking Protective Orders, Habeas Corpus, Name Changes, Parental Rights, Title to Land Disputes, and Other Civil Suits.

As state court judge, handled misdemeanor case and civil matters.

- As superior court judge, handles  all felony criminal cases and Adoptions, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorces, Garnishments, Family Violence and Stalking Protective Orders, Habeas Corpus, Name Changes, Parental Rights, Title to Land Disputes, and Other Civil Suits.
- As state court judge, handled misdemeanor case and civil matters.

- 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. 