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# Carol G. Durrance

Atkinson County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Atkinson 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/5ff5c5d48c2ac1001bbd6bf7/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5ff5c5d48c2ac1001bbd6bf7/)
- [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/5ff5c5d48c2ac1001bbd6bf7/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Carol Geiger Durrance has held the role of Atkinson County Probate Judge and Chief Magistrate Judge since 2021
- The incumbent Probate Judge and Chief Magistrate Judge for Atkinson County, Georgia, serving until January 3, 2028
- Previous Term: 2021–2025 (Probate Judge & Chief Magistrate Judge)

### Education


### Additional information

- Nonpartisan officeholder and has been a candidate for re‐election in the 2024 Georgia primary
- Her educational background includes a high school diploma from Atkinson County High School (1982)



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [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.