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# Chase Daughtrey

Cook County Probate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Cook 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/58af0213ce9168f520c4d764/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0213ce9168f520c4d764/)
- [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/58af0213ce9168f520c4d764/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- L. Chase Daughtrey is the Probate Judge for Cook County, Georgia, elected in 2009, and is recognized for his long-standing service in the judicial and public service fields
- Probate Judge of Cook County, GA
- Official site: Cook County Probate Court – Meet the Judge Cook County Probate Court

### Education


### Additional information

- Named Judge of the Year by the Council of Probate Judges in 2014 and is a graduate of Leadership Georgia
- Election: Chose the bench in 2009 (some sources note he was first elected in 2008 at age 26, making him the youngest Probate Judge in Georgia at the time)
- overseeing matters such as the probate of wills, administration of estates, appointment of guardians, and certain administrative duties.
- Public Service: State Field Representative to U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson Deputy Chief of Staff to Majority Leader Jerry Keen, Georgia House of Representatives Campaign Manager for Gary Black’s bid for Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Internships with U.S. Senator Zell Miller and State Rep.



## 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.