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# Lisa Hudson McCard

Ben Hill County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Ben Hill 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/58af01eace9168f520c4d1cf/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01eace9168f520c4d1cf/)
- [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/58af01eace9168f520c4d1cf/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Lisa Hudson McCard is the Chief Magistrate Judge of the Ben Hill County Magistrate Court in Georgia, elected in 2016 and re‐elected in 2024

### Education


### Additional information

- 2024 Re‐election: She ran as a nonpartisan candidate in the May 21, 2024 general election for re‐election to the same position
- 2016 Election: McCard won the general election for Chief Magistrate Judge, defeating Allen Cleghorn with 59.39% of the vote.
- Republican and has been active in local judicial service since her appointment as a magistrate.
- She had previously held the role of an appointed magistrate on the court
- She meets Georgia’s requirements for magistrate judges, including being a county resident for at least one year, at least 25 years old, and holding a high school diploma or equivalent



## 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.