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# Edward Ross Collier

Quitman County Juvenile Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Quitman County Juvenile 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/58af01dace9168f520c4cfaf/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01dace9168f520c4cfaf/)
- [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/68e3c694a9420f0306078865/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Legal and Judicial Service: held the role of Assistant District Attorney for the Northeastern Judicial Circuit (1990) Partner at Collier & Gamble law firm from 1991 County Attorney for both Calhoun and Terrell counties Appointed Juvenile Court Judge for the Pataula Judicial Circuit in 1995, a position he still holds
- Current juvenile court judge serving in Randolph and Terrell counties, Georgia, with a long career in public service and the judiciary

### Education



### Additional information

- He also completed studies at Leadership Georgia in 2003 and was elected to the Board of Governors, State Bar of Georgia in 2013



## 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.