Judge Hamrick was sworn in by Governor Brian Kemp as the sole Georgia Statewide Business Court Judge on September 26, 2022. Previously he served for ten years as a Superior Court Judge in the Coweta Judicial Circuit. Prior to that time, he served as a Georgia State Senator representing the citizens of Carroll, Douglas and Paulding Counties. Judge Hamrick graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Finance. He obtained his Law Degree at Georgia State University. He holds a Master's Degree in Judicial Studies from the University of Nevada, Reno. Judge Hamrick grew up in Carrollton, Georgia where he lives with his wife Susan.