Jeanie Hooks at a glance
- Current role
- Assoc. Judge
- Current assignment
- Emanuel County Probate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Jeanie Hooks
Assoc. Judge · Emanuel County Probate Court
Biography
Professional career
- Jeanie Hooks, a 13‐year veteran of the Emanuel County court system, was officially sworn in as the county’s first associate probate judge on June 18, 2025
- Jeanie Hooks is Emanuel County, Georgia’s first associate probate judge, sworn in on June 18, 2025, after a unanimous vote by the County Board of Commissioners
- She now serves alongside Probate/Magistrate Judge Chase Sherrod, who was elected in November 2024 and took office in January 2025
- Jeanie Hooks has been a court clerk at the Emanuel County Probate Court, as listed in the official staff directory
Education
Additional information
- Support Judge Sherrod in handling time‐sensitive and complex matters
- Before this appointment, the consolidation left a single judge handling both courts, creating bottlenecks when urgent matters arose.
- Her long tenure and familiarity with the court’s processes made her a strong candidate for the new judicial role
- Sherrod explained that certain judicial functions — such as signing orders, issuing warrants, and swearing in officials — could only be performed by a judge, and the lack of a second judge forced long travel and delays
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Georgia Probate Court Rule 11 — virtual proceedings
Emanuel County Probate Court
Georgia Probate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026
View Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗