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# B. Shayne Green

Polk County Probate Court · Associate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Polk County Probate Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Associate 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/626995e5df8812001ebb192e/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/626995e5df8812001ebb192e/)
- [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/626995e5df8812001ebb192e/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- She was also a candidate in the 2022 Polk County Probate Court election, running as a nonpartisan incumbent after filling an interim role following Judge Tony Brazier’s resignation
- Shayne Green is the Probate Judge for Polk County, Georgia, a judicial role overseeing matters such as wills, estates, guardianships, and other probate-related cases

### Education



### Additional information

- Green’s judicial career includes serving as an Associate Judge in the Polk County Probate Court, where she has engaged with the community through public forums like Beyond the Bench with Shayne Green, offering insights into her work and the court’s processes



## 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.