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# Jill Downey Morris

Columbia County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Columbia 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/5bb7b547bad39c37fd058e63/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5bb7b547bad39c37fd058e63/)
- [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/5bb7b547bad39c37fd058e63/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Her profile confirms she has been an Associate Magistrate Judge in Columbia County, GA since February 2018
- Practices as an attorney through Attorney Morris Legal Team, LLC
- Magistrate Judge in Columbia County, Georgia
- Jill D. Morris is listed among the court’s magistrate judges, alongside other judges such as Jason R. Troiano (Chief Magistrate Judge)

### Education


### Additional information

- focusing on criminal defense and probate matters
- handling civil, dispossessory, ordinance, and preliminary criminal matters



## 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.