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# Gretchen Johnson Bailey

Appling County Probate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Appling 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/62e02877391a150021dda491/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/62e02877391a150021dda491/)
- [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/62e02877391a150021dda491/)

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## 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.



## 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.