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# Cindy S. Stacey

Rockdale County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Rockdale 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/58af01f0ce9168f520c4d293/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01f0ce9168f520c4d293/)
- [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/58af01f0ce9168f520c4d293/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Associate Magistrate Judge of the Rockdale County Magistrate Court in Conyers, Georgia, serving since 1998 and recognized as the county’s longest‐sitting judge
- She has been reappointed multiple times, most recently in 2016 for a four‐year term, and continues to serve as part‐time, allowing her to maintain a private law practice in bankruptcy and Social Security law
- Began her service as a magistrate judge on February 1, 1998, making her the county’s longest‐serving sitting judge

### Education


### Additional information

- One of two appointed magistrate judges alongside Garland Moore.
- Cindy Stacey is appointed by Chief Magistrate Judge Phinia Aten to serve on the Rockdale County Magistrate Court, which handles various local cases such as traffic violations, small claims, and certain criminal matters.
- She is also a long‐time volunteer attorney for the Rockdale County Family Information Center



## 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.