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# Jackson E. Cox

Burke County State Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Burke County State 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/58af0227ce9168f520c4da28/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0227ce9168f520c4da28/)
- [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/58af0227ce9168f520c4da28/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Before joining the court, Cox held the role of Solicitor‐General of Burke County (appointed 2001 by then‐Governor Roy Barnes) and maintained a private law practice in Waynesboro since 2000
- Judge of the Burke County State Court in Georgia, appointed in 2014 and later elected to a full term in 2016

### Education



### Additional information

- Public records show Judge Cox presiding over various matters, including commercial disputes, collections, torts, and breach of contract cases, as of early 2026
- Appointed: November 18, 2014, by then‐Governor Nathan Deal to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Jerry Daniel
- Judge Cox presides over cases in the State Court of Burke County, Georgia, which handles misdemeanors, traffic cases, certain civil matters, and preliminary hearings.