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# Debra Godwin Duncan

Glynn County Probate Court · Assoc. Judge

## Profile

- Court: Glynn County Probate Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Assoc. 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/67cefd8a828deb02f052b04c/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/67cefd8a828deb02f052b04c/)
- [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/67cefd8a828deb02f052b04c/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- 2024 Brunswick-Glynn Joint Water & Sewer Commission Meeting Minutes: Judge Duncan was present and recognized in official proceedings, underscoring her active role in local governance
- Judge of the Glynn County Probate Court in Georgia and, as of May 9, 2025, has been appointed Senior Judge of the Probate Courts of Georgia

### Education


### Additional information

- Service: Judge since 1981
- On May 9, 2025, the Governor of Georgia issued an executive order appointing Judge Duncan as Senior Judge of the Probate Courts of Georgia.
- Judge Duncan was born and raised in Brunswick, Georgia, and has been deeply involved in the community’s legal and civic life.
- This role recognizes her long-standing service and leadership in the state’s probate judiciary



## 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.