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# Cherie Lee Kinsey

White County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: White 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/5ba3c5961900db0a5cea215e/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5ba3c5961900db0a5cea215e/)
- [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/5ba3c5961900db0a5cea215e/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Magistrate judge in White County, Georgia, who was sworn into office for a new four‐year term on December 27, 2024
- On December 27, 2024, Kinsey took the oath of office at the White County Courthouse in Cleveland, GA, administered by County Probate Judge Don Ferguson

### Education


### Additional information

- Registered Republican and has been associated with the judicial role in White County for at least the past decade, as she was also listed among the magistrate judges sworn in during the 2020 election cycle
- Public records list Cherie Lee Kinsey as 58 years old, born September 15, 1966, and residing in Cleveland, GA.
- As a magistrate judge, Kinsey plays a key role in the local justice system, ensuring fair and efficient handling of cases within her jurisdiction
- One of the Magistrate Judges for White County, alongside Corey Hyde and Garrison Baker.
- Her appointment continues the county’s tradition of electing judicial officers, with each role — including magistrate judge — having a specific oath tailored to its duties.



## 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.