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# Beverly Johns

Coffee County Probate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Coffee County Probate 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/58af020ece9168f520c4d697/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af020ece9168f520c4d697/)
- [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/58af020ece9168f520c4d697/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The elected Probate Judge for Coffee County, Georgia, serving since 2016 and recognized for her judicial service and community dedication
- Certification: In 2020, completed the Georgia Probate Court Judges’ Certificate Program, becoming the first certified Probate Judge in Coffee County

### Education


### Additional information

- Re-election: Announced in 2024 her intent to seek re-election for her second term
- She credits her staff — including Secretary and Chief Clerk Yesica Arias and Deputy Clerk Jennifer Rice — for their essential contributions to the court’s operations



## 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.