T. E. Cauthorn

Judge Tom Cauthorn is the founder of Cauthorn Nohr & Owen, a boutique law firm that provides general civil, probate and criminal legal services. He is an experienced trial lawyer and judge, and has participated in hundreds of jury and non-jury trials in his more than 45 years practicing law.

Judge Cauthorn’s professional experience includes Court America as a principal in mediation, arbitration and case evaluation; Georgia Supreme Court Special Master; Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution as a registered mediator, arbitrator, and case evaluator for general civil and domestic relations matters; and, Cobb County Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution as an approved panelist for court annexed mediation and case evaluation matters.

He served as a judge in the State Court of Cobb County and the Georgia Superior Courts for the Cobb Judicial Circuit. Judge Cauthorn is a former president of the Council of State Court Judges of Georgia and former member of the Judicial Council of Georgia. He is a past member of the Georgia House of Representatives, and during his tenure served on numerous Legislative Committees and Commissions, including the Georgia Commission on Family Violence and the Georgia Child Support Commission.

Judge Cauthorn is a Special Master for the Supreme Court of Georgia for attorney discipline matters and for six years served first as a Member and finally as the Chair of the Georgia Board of Bar Examiners. He currently serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of Georgia General Practice and Trial Section and is a past Member of the Board of Visitors for the Mercer Law School.

Founder

Cauthorn Nohr & Owen

Current

Judge

State Court of Cobb County

Current

Judge

Georgia Superior Courts

Current

Judge

Cobb Judicial Circuit

Current

Member of the House of Representatives

Georgia Legislature

Current

Recent Developments in Mediation, Urgent Leal Matters Institute at Sea, Mediterranean Sea

October 9, 2018

Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education

Registration ID 4746-8270-6467-2256 - Arbitration, General Civil Mediation, Domestic Relations Mediation

Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution

2020

Georgia Bar Number 117400, to plead and practice in the trial courts of the State of Georgia

State Bar of Georgia

1972

Tradition of Excellence Award

State Bar of Georgia General Practice and Trial Section

2020

General Practice

Amicus Curiae

Supreme Court of Georgia

2018

Recognition of service as a Member and Chair of the State Board of Bar Examiners of Georgia

Robert H. Cleveland Award of Professionalism

Cobb County Bar Association

2011

Presented to Thomas E. Cauthorn as an attorney of Cobb County whose personal and professional life relects the qualities of Bobby Cleveland, a kind and gentle lawyer.

Resolution of Appreciation

Board of Human Resources of Georgia

1994

Gideon's Trumpet Award

Georgia Indigent Defense Council

1994

Georgia

Since 1972

11th Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court