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# Gene Johnson

Telfair County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Telfair 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/6981f971b87018d5d7d1c90c/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/6981f971b87018d5d7d1c90c/)
- [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/6981f971b87018d5d7d1c90c/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Republican District Court Judge serving Judicial District 42 in North Carolina, elected in 2020 and currently in his first term
- Position: District Court Judge, Seat 2, Judicial District 42 (Henderson, Polk, and Transylvania counties)

### Education


### Additional information

- Election: Defeated former Judge Mack McKeller in the November 3, 2020 election, winning 60% of the vote
- Professional Experience: previously owned and operated Johnson Law Firm
- Has handled hundreds of cases in District Court and is familiar with the communities in his judicial district
- Johnson describes himself as a constitutionalist, emphasizing adherence to the U.S. and North Carolina Constitutions, the rule of law, and applying law to credible facts without political influence.
- He has stated that judges should not legislate from the bench and should ensure fair, equitable, and unbiased decisions



## 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.