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# April Hair Cross

Macon County Probate Court · Assoc. Judge

## Profile

- Court: Macon County Probate Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Assoc. 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/66fff601a4841103110e2a15/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/66fff601a4841103110e2a15/)
- [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/66fff601a4841103110e2a15/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Democratic Party candidate who ran for Macon County, Georgia’s Superior Court Clerk in the May 21, 2024 Democratic primary, and later the November 5, 2024 general election

### Education


### Additional information

- In 2024, Cross competed in the Democratic primary against Terresena H. Harp, with the general election held on November 5, 2024
- Political experience: This was her first entry into politics
- The Superior Court Clerk is responsible for maintaining permanent records of all civil, criminal, and family law cases in the county’s Superior Court.
- Cross ran as a Democrat.
- While her campaign did not list specific issue positions in the provided sources, her party’s priorities align with broader Democratic policy goals



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Georgia Probate Court Rule 11 — virtual proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-fd6e1558b530329a117d6f9d) — Georgia Probate 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/2023/04/Rule-11-Order_approved.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.