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# Benjamin Wilcox

West Point Municipal Court · Associate Judge

## Profile

- Court: West Point Municipal 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/58af0201ce9168f520c4d4de/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0201ce9168f520c4d4de/)
- [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/58af0201ce9168f520c4d4de/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Benjamin R. Wilcox is a Minnesota District Court Judge for the Eighth Judicial District, appointed by Governor Tim Walz in 2022 and re‐elected in 2024, serving until January 2031
- Before joining the bench, Wilcox was a partner at Wilcox Law Office, P.A., where he handled a wide range of civil matters including real estate, estate planning, probate, civil litigation, small business organization, and landlord‐tenant law.

### Education



### Additional information

- Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on October 3, 2022 to fill a vacancy in the Eighth Judicial District, replacing Hon.
- Official bio: Minnesota Judicial Branch — Judge Benjamin R. Wilcox Minnesota Judicial Branch
- He also held the role of city attorney for Benson and Kerkhoven and as an assistant city attorney in Clontarf, Danvers, DeGraff, Holloway, and Murdock
- His career has been marked by a focus on delivering just and equitable outcomes in both criminal and civil cases
- He is a board member for the Robert Sonsteng Foundation and the Southwest Initiative Foundation
- Wilcox has been Past President and Member of the Minnesota 12th District Bar Association.



## 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.