| E. Trenton Brown III | |
| Office: | Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals |
| Term Start: | May 16, 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Tripp Self |
| Education: | University of Georgia (B.A.) Walter F. George School of Law (J.D.) |
E. Trenton Brown III is a Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Brown received a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1995 and a J.D. degree from the Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law in 1999.[1]
After his graduation from law school, he served as sole practitioner at Trenton Brown III, PC in Eatonton, Georgia.[2]
Brown was appointed judge of the State Court of Putnam County by Governor Sonny Perdue in 2008, then appointed judge of Superior Court in the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit in 2012 by Governor Nathan Deal.[3] He successfully ran unopposed in 2014 and again in 2018.
On May 10, 2018, Governor Deal appointed Brown to the Court of Appeals of Georgia to fill the vacancy left by Tripp Self III, who had been appointed to a federal judgeship.[4] Brown was sworn into office on June 5, 2018.[5] On June 22, 2023, he was sworn in as the vice chief judge for a term commencing on July 1.[6]
Brown lives in Putnam County, Georgia with his wife, Jill, a teacher, and their two children.