Mary Katelyn "Katie" Kennedy at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Evans County Magistrate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Mary Katelyn "Katie" Kennedy
Judge · Evans County Magistrate Court
Biography
Professional career
- Texas Access to Justice Commission (2007–2013)
- Early Career: Law clerk to Senior U.S. Circuit Judge Bailey Brown (6th Circuit)
Education
- Vanderbilt University School of Law, where she held the role of Associate Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review — J.D. (1984)
- B.A. Summa Cum Laude from Rhodes College (1981)
Additional information
- Post-Judicial Role: held the role of an Assigned Judge in Texas courts from 2000–2026
- Recognized as Trial Judge of the Year (1999) by the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists
- Mary Katherine “Katie” Kennedy is a retired Texas district judge and experienced mediator/arbitrator, known for over 15 years of service on the Texas judicial bench and decades of dispute resolution work
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Georgia Magistrate Court Rule 15 — virtual proceedings
Evans County Magistrate Court
Georgia Magistrate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026
View Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗