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# Megan Nicole Coile

Oglethorpe County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Oglethorpe 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/5ff4a54ec9d8be001b5dc606/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5ff4a54ec9d8be001b5dc606/)
- [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/5ff4a54ec9d8be001b5dc606/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Megan Nicole Coile is the current Chief Magistrate Judge of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, serving until the end of her term in 2028, and was re‐elected in the May 21, 2024 general election
- The Chief Magistrate Judge for Oglethorpe County Magistrate Court, a position appointed in 2021 and renewed for a four‐year term

### Education


### Additional information

- Coile has publicly thanked supporters for their continued backing, noting that the 2024 election was unopposed and that she is honored to serve another four years
- Studies at Oglethorpe County High School in 2004



## 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.