--- title: "B. Shawn Rhodes | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/b-shawn-rhodes-ga-magistrate-58af01f6ce9168f520c4d34f" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-25" --- # B. Shawn Rhodes Wilcox County Magistrate Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Wilcox 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/58af01f6ce9168f520c4d34f/) - [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01f6ce9168f520c4d34f/) - [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/58af0201ce9168f520c4d4ca/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/b-shawn-rhodes-ga-magistrate-58af01f6ce9168f520c4d34f", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/b-shawn-rhodes-ga-magistrate-58af01f6ce9168f520c4d34f", "name": "B. 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Shawn Rhodes is the Judge of the Wilcox County Probate Court in Georgia, appointed in 2015 and re‐elected in 2016, with prior service as Chief Magistrate of the Wilcox County Magistrate Court - Legal career: Associate, Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover (workers’ compensation defense) Associate, Wallace Law Group (workers’ compensation defense) Partner, Powers and Rhodes (2013–2014) Owner, Rhodes Law Group - Current position: Judge, Wilcox County Probate Court, Wilcox County, Georgia - His tenure includes both probate and magistrate court responsibilities, reflecting a broad scope in local justice administration ### Education ### Additional information - Rhodes has been active in the local legal community, with a focus on workers’ compensation law before his judicial appointments - Served in this role before his appointment to the Probate Court - John C. Pridgen to fill the vacancy caused by Judge Betty J. Anderson’s resignation ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-9acfd5d59c7a383c114b177a) — Municipal Court proceedings, including expressly stated civil/criminal limitations. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://assets.georgiacourts.gov/2/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/01171708/UNIFORM-MUNICIPAL-COURT-RULES-12312025.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [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. - [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.