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# Jeanie Hooks

Emanuel County Probate Court · Assoc. Judge

## Profile

- Court: Emanuel County Probate Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Assoc. 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/6892183e4f277a02fc27434b/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/6892183e4f277a02fc27434b/)
- [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/6892183e4f277a02fc27434b/)

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## 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



## 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.