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# Janice Denise Smith

Mitchell County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Mitchell 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/645bcff67347270027b2f234/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/645bcff67347270027b2f234/)
- [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/645bcff67347270027b2f234/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

### Education

### Additional information

- A separate memorial for Janice Denise Smith (1967–2022) from Greensboro, NC, confirms she was a former Taco Bell employee and a member of her family and community, but there is no mention of any legal or judicial career
- Another Janice Denise Smith is listed as a 68‐year‐old from Harper Woods, Michigan, with similar personal background data These profiles are from people‐search sites and do not indicate any judicial appointment or court position
- One Janice Denise Smith is listed as a 57‐year‐old from Greensboro, North Carolina, with personal and background details such as political affiliation, ethnicity, and family members



## 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.