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# J. Chase Sherrod

Emanuel County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Emanuel 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/666a0566360d380028a5ea3d/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/666a0566360d380028a5ea3d/)
- [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/67a0d047f8ba2a23359eb98f/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Chase Sherrod is the Chief Probate/Magistrate Court Judge for Emanuel County, Georgia, serving from January 2025, with a background in both prosecution and defense law, and a strong focus on community service and probate record preservation
- Assistant District Attorney (2020–2023) in the Middle Judicial Circuit, prosecuting cases in Emanuel County and beyond
- Judge Sherrod leads the Emanuel County Probate Court in Swainsboro, GA

### Education

- B.S. Criminal Justice, Armstrong Atlantic State University (now Georgia Southern University)

### Additional information

- Associate Judge (Oct–Dec 2024) before becoming Chief Judge
- East-Middle Regional Public Defender (2023–2024)
- B.A. Political Science



## 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.
- [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.