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# Leslie J. Morgan

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/668bfaadd9a36c002637eb4a/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/668bfaadd9a36c002637eb4a/)
- [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/668bfaadd9a36c002637eb4a/)

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## Biography

### Professional career


### Education


### Additional information

- Based in Walnut Creek, CA, and has been involved in private judge appointments for individual cases.
- California Bar: The State Bar of California’s licensee search confirms his attorney license and practice areas
- Elizabeth A. Pelletier (Contra Costa County Superior Court), Morgan was named as the temporary judge for a dissolution of marriage case.
- Public court records show that Leslie J. Morgan has also been appointed as a temporary judge in certain California family law matters.
- This indicates that while his primary judicial role is in Georgia, he may be appointed to other jurisdictions for specific cases
- Separate from his judicial role, Leslie John Morgan is a California‐licensed attorney (License No. 25743) with over 70 years of practice, specializing in family law and mediation.



## 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.