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# Danyale Hardwick

Ocmulgee Magistrate Court Judge · Magistrate Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Ocmulgee Magistrate Court Judge
- State: Georgia
- Role: Magistrate Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## 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/5a69eb751f31f96343c14864/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5a69eb751f31f96343c14864/)
- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5a69eb751f31f96343c14864/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The Associate Magistrate Judge for Jasper County, Georgia, serving alongside Chief Magistrate Judge Tim Lam
- While specific biographical details about Judge Hardwick’s career are limited in the available sources, her role as Associate Magistrate places her in a judicial position within the Jasper County court system, working directly with the Sheriff’s Department and other county agencies

### Education


### Additional information

- As of late December 2024, Judge Hardwick was responsible for issuing a warrant in the case of State of Georgia vs.
- Noted by Chief Magistrate Judge Tim Lam as having been “of enormous help in handling our workload”.
- One of two magistrates in the Jasper County Magistrate Court, which handles a wide range of criminal and civil cases.



## 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.