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# Amy Thomas

Habersham County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Habersham County Magistrate Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### electronic devices and recording

Scope: statewide

Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure.

Evidence excerpt: Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court Rules

[Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/596f64fde39de955d3e11126/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/596f64fde39de955d3e11126/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/596f64fde39de955d3e11126/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Amy Thomas Ward is a judge of the 87th District Court of Texas, serving since her election on November 8, 2022
- Began as a briefing attorney for the 5th Court of Appeals of Texas in Dallas, writing appellate opinions from district court cases

### Education

- Baylor University School of Law — J.D. (1991)
- B.B.A. in Accounting and Finance — Baylor University, 1988

### Additional information

- Admitted to the Texas Bar in 1991
- Former vice president of the CenTex Bar Association
- Former board member of the Limestone County Cancer Support Group and Mexia Women’s Friday Club



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Georgia Magistrate Court Rule 15 — virtual proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-92c085addd8bb83007e0ba04) — Georgia Magistrate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified. [Official source](https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Order-approving-Magistrate-videoconferencing-rules_entered.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.