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# Jolinda Harrelson

Wheeler County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Wheeler 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/58af01f8ce9168f520c4d391/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01f8ce9168f520c4d391/)
- [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/58af01f8ce9168f520c4d391/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Before becoming a judge, Harrelson had worked with the Wheeler County Probate Court since 2007, including serving as clerk to Judge Braswell for six years.
- Judge Harrelson died on August 6, 2026, at her home in Wheeler County after an extended illness.
- Long‐time Wheeler County Probate Court judge and Chief Magistrate, serving from 2014 until her retirement in 2026, and she passed away in August 2026

### Education



### Additional information

- She was later re‐elected to a full four‐year term on November 8, 2016.
- First elected to the Wheeler County Probate Court in Georgia during a special election in 2014, following the retirement of the late Hon.
- Stay‐at‐home mother while raising her family, later working as a parts runner for Harrelson’s Diesel before her judicial career.
- Registered Republican
- In addition to her probate duties, she held the role of Chief Magistrate of the Wheeler County Magistrate Court
- Known for her integrity, compassion, and dedication to public service, and she also contributed to training other probate judges and serving as a district director for District 9.



## 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.
- [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.