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# Connie J. Holt

Morgan County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Morgan 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/58af01f4ce9168f520c4d315/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01f4ce9168f520c4d315/)
- [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/58af01f4ce9168f520c4d315/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- In 1992, she was elected Chief Magistrate Judge of Morgan County, a role she has held since
- She has also held the role of Clerk and Magistrate since the creation of the Magistrate Court in 1983 Morgan County, GA - Official Website
- Began working for the Morgan County Small Claims Court and Justice of the Peace Office in 1983
- The Chief Magistrate Judge of Morgan County, Georgia, with over four decades of service in the county’s Small Claims Court, Justice of the Peace Court, and Magistrate Court

### Education

- Paralegal degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1987.

### Additional information

- Recognition includes the Lifetime Achievement Award (2013).
- Holt has been active in the Council of Magistrate Court Judges, serving as District Representative (1992–2006), First Vice President (2007, 2009), and President (2008–2009).
- Recognition includes the Workhorse of the Year Award (2003).
- She completed special jurisdiction training for non-attorney judges in 1984
- Degree in cosmetology (1969)
- Connie Holt was born and raised in Morgan County, graduating from Morgan County High School in 1966.
- Hairdresser — 12 years before judicial career
- She received numerous continuing education certificates in areas such as family violence, landlord-tenant law, mediation, and constitutional criminal procedure
- She has also served on the Council’s Training Council, Mentor Judges Committee, and as an advisor to the Council of Magistrate Court Clerks and Secretaries
- Recognition includes the Magistrate of the Year Award (three times).



## 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.