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# Pamela Y. White-Colbert

Bibb County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Bibb 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/5c768df60507da580a141c1b/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5c768df60507da580a141c1b/)
- [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/5c768df60507da580a141c1b/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- As Chief Judge, she assigns cases to lower magistrates, sets the court’s schedule, and appoints magistrates for confirmation by the superior court
- The Chief Judge of the Civil and Magistrate Court of Macon-Bibb County, Georgia, and the first woman elected to that role

### Education


### Additional information

- White-Colbert has held the role of Chief Judge since her 2018 election
- overseeing the Civil and Magistrate Court in Macon-Bibb County.
- Prior work included Staff attorney at Georgia Legal Services.
- In her judicial capacity, she handles preliminary hearings in minor criminal cases, supervises civil suits, oversees property recovery, and issues search and arrest warrants
- Her appointment as Chief Judge marked a milestone in Georgia’s judicial history.
- White-Colbert is active in numerous organizations, including the Macon Bar Association, Junior League of Macon, Career Women Network, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.



## 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.