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# Melissa M. Chapman

Walton County Probate Court · Assoc. Judge

## Profile

- Court: Walton County Probate Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Assoc. 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/68921b7542fec703086a62de/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/68921b7542fec703086a62de/)
- [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/68921b7542fec703086a62de/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Chapman’s role as Associate Judge/Staff Attorney places her in a key support position for the court’s probate operations
- Melissa Machen Chapman is the Associate Probate Judge and Staff Attorney for the Walton County Probate Court in Monroe, Georgia
- The Walton County Probate Court is part of the Alcovy Circuit Court system, with Bruce E. Wright as Probate Judge and Eugene M. Benton as Associate Judge

### Education


### Additional information

- In this capacity, she assists the Probate Judge in handling probate matters, which may include overseeing estate proceedings, guardianship cases, and other legal matters under the probate court’s jurisdiction



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Georgia Probate Court Rule 11 — virtual proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-fd6e1558b530329a117d6f9d) — Georgia Probate 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/2023/04/Rule-11-Order_approved.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.