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# Jason Taylor

Jeff Davis County Probate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Jeff Davis 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/6019c376bb48d3001bf2946d/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/6019c376bb48d3001bf2946d/)
- [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/6019c376bb48d3001bf2946d/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Jason D. Taylor as a judge of the Tulare County Superior Court on February 14, 2025, succeeding retired Judge Walter Gorelick

### Education

- San Joaquin College of Law in Clovis, California, and was admitted to the State Bar of California in — J.D. (2013)

### Additional information

- Taylor has also participated in legal education events, such as a Tulare County Bar Association MCLE session in October 2025 on domestic violence law, where he presented “What Every Attorney Needs to Know about Domestic Violence Cases”
- Before becoming a judge, Taylor held a position as a sole practitioner in Visalia from 2014
- focusing on family law and criminal defense.



## 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.