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# John Neal Davis

Dooly County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Dooly 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/58af01e6ce9168f520c4d143/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01e6ce9168f520c4d143/)
- [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/58af01e6ce9168f520c4d143/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Public listings confirm that John Neal Davis is associated with the Dooly County magistrate court and is listed as a judge in official court correspondence
- The magistrate court’s official communications, such as fee notices, are signed by Judge Davis and other magistrates, indicating his active role in court administration

### Education


### Additional information

- The Chief Magistrate for the Magistrate Court of Dooly County, Georgia, serving in Vienna, GA
- While other “John Davis” judges exist in different jurisdictions (e.g., John M. Davis in Riverside County, CA ), the Dooly County Chief Magistrate is the one identified as John Neal Davis in official court records
- A people‐search profile also identifies him as a 67‐year‐old resident of Vienna, GA, with court and background record data available through public databases



## 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.