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# Joseph Robert "Rob" Grimsley

Bleckley County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Bleckley 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/67a12a7cff39cb02b913c0ca/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/67a12a7cff39cb02b913c0ca/)
- [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/67a12a7cff39cb02b913c0ca/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Listed in the February 19, 2026 Bleckley County Commissioner Meeting minutes as Magistrate Judge Rob Grimsley, responsible for overseeing cases in the Bleckley County Magistrate Court.
- Paul area, a 2023 graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, and a 2018 graduate of North Dakota State University with a criminal justice degree
- Also known in legal contexts as Robert Grimsley, a retired police officer who was involved in a defamation case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of South Carolina in 2022
- Grimsley’s professional profile on indicates he is also an attorney at Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. in the Minneapolis–St
- Joseph Robert “Rob” Grimsley is a serving Magistrate Judge in Bleckley County, Georgia, with a background in law enforcement and legal practice
- Joseph Robert “Rob” Grimsley is a Magistrate Judge for Bleckley County, Georgia, serving in the county’s judicial system and appearing in official meeting records as the Magistrate Judge for the county

### Education



### Additional information

- He ran for re-election in 2024 and is active in the county’s judicial processes, as reflected in official meeting records
- Division I football player and team captain at NDSU
- In that meeting, he reported on January’s caseload, which included 52 warrants issued, 80 civil claims, and 22 bond hearings, and noted an increase in civil claims compared to the prior year



## 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.