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# Julia A. Phillips

Coffee County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Coffee 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/58af01e7ce9168f520c4d177/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01e7ce9168f520c4d177/)
- [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/58af01e7ce9168f520c4d177/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Official election records and Georgia Secretary of State filings for the 2024 Magistrate Court Judge race
- The incumbent Chief Magistrate Judge of Coffee County, Georgia, serving in the Coffee County Magistrate Court and recently ran for re‐election in the 2024 general election
- This role involves presiding over cases, managing court operations, and ensuring fair and efficient justice for the community
- Phillips holds the position of Chief Magistrate Judge for Coffee County, Georgia
- While the available sources focus on her judicial role in Georgia, there are other individuals named Julia Phillips in different fields — for example, a U.S. Army Judge Advocate — but these are distinct from the Coffee County Magistrate Judge

### Education


### Additional information

- 2020: Phillips announced her intention to run for re‐election as Chief Magistrate Judge, promising to continue serving “with humility, compassion, and fairness”
- overseeing the Magistrate Court’s judicial functions.



## 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.