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# Ann Marie Rose-Emmons

Decatur County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Decatur 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/63653472d692a80025fd71c5/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/63653472d692a80025fd71c5/)
- [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/63653472d692a80025fd71c5/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Ann Marie Rose‐Emmons is the Chief Magistrate Judge of the Decatur County Magistrate Court in Bainbridge, Georgia, appointed in July 2021
- Partner and attorney at Law Offices of Emmons & Rose LLC in Bainbridge, GA

### Education


### Additional information

- Rose‐Emmons was sworn in on July 19, 2021, succeeding Maggie Rentz Smith, who resigned for family reasons.
- overseeing both civil and criminal matters in the county
- She was appointed after a Superior Court judge recommended her, and she cited her background in law and teaching as a strong fit for the position



## 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.