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# Nancy Ragsdale

Banks County Juvenile Court · Associate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Banks County Juvenile Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Associate 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/5c4b07ea9fd69329b7dffea6/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5c4b07ea9fd69329b7dffea6/)
- [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/5c4b07ea9fd69329b7dffea6/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The Associate Juvenile Court Judge for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit in Georgia, serving Banks, Barrow, and Jackson Counties
- Private practice in Barrow County, GA; attorney at Ragsdale & Associates, LLC

### Education

- University of Georgia School of Law — J.D. (1987)
- Bachelor’s degree, Georgia Southern College

### Additional information

- Taught at Coffee High School, Douglas, GA
- She transitioned from teaching to law school, worked in private practice, and was offered the associate judge role by then‐Judge Bill Hicks, aligning with her passion for family and juvenile cases
- Appointed to the Piedmont Judicial Circuit Juvenile Court bench by the Piedmont Judicial Circuit Superior Court judges
- Served on the Ad Hoc Committee on Unified Administrative Services