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# Denise White

Irwin County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Irwin 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/58af01efce9168f520c4d271/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01efce9168f520c4d271/)
- [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/58af01efce9168f520c4d271/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Denise Johnson‐White — Judge in the New York State Unified Court System, serving since 2021, with prior legal roles in Queens County and the NYC Law Department
- Denise Lee Whitehead — Judge of Fresno County Superior Court in California, appointed in 2001, with a background in public service and legal work

### Education

### Additional information

- Selected in 2023 as one of the judges for the Miss Universe pageant held in El Salvador, which crowned Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua
- She emphasized that Thailand’s runner‐up, Anntonia Porsild, advanced through the competition without any improper influence, and that the selection committee adhered to the rules



## 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.