Gretchen Johnson Bailey at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Appling County Probate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Gretchen Johnson Bailey
Judge · Appling County Probate Court
Biography
Professional career
- Gretchen Johnson Bailey is the current Appling County, Georgia Probate Court Judge, appointed in 2022 after over 15 years of experience with the court, and re‐elected in the November 8, 2022 general election
Education
Additional information
- Later formally elected in the November 8, 2022 nonpartisan general election
- She previously worked under Probate Judge Diane Hallman, who served for 45.5 years, and was appointed Interim Probate Judge in July 2022 after Hallman’s resignation.
- Gretchen Johnson Bailey has more than 15 years of experience working with the Appling County Probate Court.
- As Probate Court Judge, Bailey oversees estate administration for deceased individuals in Appling County.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Georgia Probate Court Rule 11 — virtual proceedings
Appling County Probate Court
Georgia Probate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
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Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026
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