All proposed judgments and orders shall bear the printed name of the responsible attorney or party who prepared the document, with the preparer’s bar number, proper address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address typed or printed underneath. To the extent practicable, signature pages of documents filed of record including pleadings, agreements and orders shall not be set forth on a page separated from the contents of the document. On any document filed of record, including but not limited to pleadings, agreements and orders, where a signature is set forth on a separate page from the contents of the document, the signature page must identify the parties, the case number, and the document.
Rule 36.4.Signatures on Documents Filed of Record
Rule 36. FILING AND PROCESSING · Last amended 2012 · Last verified July 17, 2026
In one sentenceRequires proposed judgments and orders to list the preparer’s printed name, bar number, address, phone, fax, and email, and requires any signature page separated from the body of a filed document to identify the parties, case number, and document it belongs to.
Full Text of Rule 36.4
Plain-English Summary
Rule 36.4 makes sure a court order or judgment can be traced back to the person who drafted it. Whoever prepares a proposed judgment or order has to print their name on it along with their bar number, address, phone number, fax number, and email — contact information a judge’s staff or opposing counsel can use if a question comes up about the document’s contents or origin.
The rule also addresses a common headache: documents where the signature ends up on a page by itself, disconnected from the text it is signing. Wherever practical, signature pages should stay attached to the substance of the document. When a signature does land on its own page — for pleadings, agreements, or orders alike — that page must identify the parties, the case number, and the document itself, so it cannot be mistaken for a signature to a different filing.
Together these requirements protect the integrity of the file. A stray, unlabeled signature page creates real risk of misattribution in a stack of similar-looking documents, and this rule closes that gap.
Frequently Asked Questions
What contact information must appear on a proposed judgment or order?
The preparer’s printed name, bar number, address, telephone number, fax number, and email address must be typed or printed underneath.
Can a signature page be filed separately from the rest of the document?
To the extent practicable it should not be, but where a signature does appear on a separate page, that page must identify the parties, the case number, and the document.
Does Rule 36.4 apply only to judgments and orders?
The printed-name and contact-information requirement applies to proposed judgments and orders, while the separate-signature-page requirement applies more broadly to pleadings, agreements, and orders filed of record.
What must a stand-alone signature page contain under Rule 36.4?
It must identify the parties, the case number, and the document to which the signature belongs.
Who is responsible for including the required identifying information on a proposed judgment?
The responsible attorney or party who prepared the document must include the printed name and contact details.
Amendment History
Amended effective May 24, 2012.
Source & verification. Rule text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Uniform Superior Court Rules, published by the
Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia. Last verified July 17, 2026.
· Official source
Also known as: Georgia proposed order signature requirementsUSCR 36.4 signature page rulebar number required on Georgia court orderssignature page separate from pleading rulesuperior court signature block requirements