Charles H. Weigle
How Judge Weigle rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Weigle
Charles H. Weigle has served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Georgia since October 2010 and sits in Macon. He also teaches Federal Courts as an adjunct professor at Mercer University School of Law. He earned degrees from Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia School of Law.
Judge Weigle's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Weigle's own (checked October 9, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026).
- 2026-03, In re: Standing Order Section 2241 Immigration Petitions for Bond Hearings at Stewart Detention Center ↗
- 2026-01, In re: Standing Order Immigration Petitions for Bond Hearings at Stewart Detention Center ↗
- 2025-02, In re: Standing Order Access and Mgmt of Sealed Docs ↗
- 2021-01, In re: Procedures for the Filing, Service, and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
How Judge Weigle decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In Smith v. Sampson, he recommended dismissal for failure to exhaust because the plaintiff filed before the warden's grievance-response period expired; the district judge adopted the finding.
“Smith's original complaint was filed 25 days after his grievance... the Magistrate Judge properly found that Smith failed to exhaust his administrative remedies because he filed his complaint before the warden's time to respond had expired.”
In Middlebrooks v. Commissioner, he upheld the ALJ's residual functional capacity finding after reviewing later medical records cited to explain the treatment of earlier opinions.
“The ALJ referred to specific medical records when disregarding the opinions and when finding the RFC that incorporated Plaintiff's upper right extremity limitations.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“That portion of the Recommendation (Doc. 76) is ADOPTED and made the Order of the Court, and Barrion's motions for summary judgment (Docs. 59; 67) are DENIED.”
“the Defendants' motion for summary judgment (Doc. 69) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. It is DENIED as to the claims against Defendants Thomas, Eaddie, and McLaughlin in their individual capacities for damages based on Thomas's cross-cuffing Barrion while he was being transported from Augusta State Medical Prison to Macon State Prison on November 6, 2017, and it is GRANTED as to all other claims.”
“Barrion's motions to appoint counsel (Docs. 79; 85) are therefore DENIED.”
“The Recommendation (Doc. 39) is ADOPTED and made the order of the Court. Accordingly, Battle's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 30) is GRANTED.”
“the defendants' motion for summary judgment (Doc. 53) is GRANTED and Smith's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 55) is DENIED.”
“Respondent's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 11) is GRANTED and Petitioner's federal habeas petition is DISMISSED for failure to exhaust state court remedies.”
“the Respondent's Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED (Doc. 10), and the Petitioner's Section 2254 petition is DISMISSED.”
“the Respondent's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 25) is GRANTED and the Petitioner's Section 2254 petition is DIMISSED with prejudice as untimely.”
“the Magistrate Judge's Recommendation is ADOPTED and the Petitioner is DENIED a COA.”
“the Plaintiff's motion for a temporary restraining order (Doc. 3) is DENIED.”
“The Plaintiff's motion is GRANTED, and this case is DISMISSED without prejudice.”
“The six pending motions for summary judgment are DENIED as moot. (Docs. 29, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44).”
“the decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED.”
“The Recommendation (Doc. 644) is ADOPTED. Mendez-Ramos's 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion (Doc. 616) is DENIED.”
“the Court further concludes that Mendez-Ramos has failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. 28 U.S.C. 2253(c). Accordingly, a certificate of appealability is also DENIED.”
“the Defendants' motion to dismiss (Doc. 33) is GRANTED. Gholston's motions for leave to file a supplemental complaint (Docs. 47; 48) are DENIED.”
“Gholston's motions for leave to file a supplemental complaint (Docs. 47; 48) are DENIED.”
“Hines' official capacity claims against all Defendants are DISMISSED, and her claims against Butts and Stubbs are DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to exhaust.”
“The Defendants' second motion to dismiss (Doc. 40) is DENIED”
“Hines' motion for reconsideration (Doc. 47) is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
- Drawn from a sample of dockets assigned to him, Weigle's own docket is dominated by Social Security disability appeals decided by the parties' consent (Title II DIWC/DIWW and Title XVI SSID claims), a heavy volume of criminal magistrate duty (initial appearances and complaints on petty offenses and felony arrests), and a smaller number of habeas, civil-rights, and contract matters.
- A 2003-2011 legacy cohort shows the same Social Security-heavy mix going back to his earliest years on the bench.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, not for Judge Weigle: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 737 | 6.4 months |
| Closed with no court action | 281 | 6.3 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 443 | 6.3 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 8 | not reported |
| Closed during trial | 5 | not reported |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 737 | 6.4 months |
| Sep 2024 | 648 | 8 months |
| Sep 2023 | 668 | 9 months |
| Sep 2022 | 727 | 9 months |
| Sep 2021 | 728 | 8.7 months |
| Sep 2020 | 643 | 6.9 months |
| Sep 2019 | 710 | 8.1 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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