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# Gary W. Washington

Rockdale County Probate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Rockdale County Probate 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/5fce31612e4334001eb26b95/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5fce31612e4334001eb26b95/)
- [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/5fce31612e4334001eb26b95/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Chief Probate Court Judge for Rockdale County, having been elected in 2021 after previously acting as the county’s first Associate Judge.
- Matthew J. Perry, Jr., Federal District Court Judge, District of South Carolina
- The Chief Probate Court Judge for Rockdale County, Georgia, with over 30 years of legal experience and a distinguished career in public service, law, and community outreach

### Education



### Additional information

- He is licensed to practice law in Georgia and South Carolina and is admitted to multiple federal and state courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the Georgia Court of Appeals



## 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.