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# Natalie A. Ward

Cobb County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Cobb 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/68af0b03e3c7df02c27f12fa/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/68af0b03e3c7df02c27f12fa/)
- [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/68af0b03e3c7df02c27f12fa/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Georgia‐based attorney appointed in August 2025 as a part‐time Magistrate Judge in Cobb County’s People’s Court, bringing over 20 years of legal and healthcare experience to the bench

### Education

- Howard University School of Law — J.D.
- Degree, University of Florida

### Additional information

- Nursing — before law school
- Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan F. Murphy appointed Ward after an open application and interview process, selecting her alongside Christopher Yarbrough for the Cobb Magistrate bench.
- Ward is active in the Junior League of Atlanta, a member of the Cobb County Bar Association, and a certified mediator.
- She is also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc



## 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.