Rebecca J. Pitts at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Butts County Magistrate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Rebecca J. Pitts
Judge · Butts County Magistrate Court
Biography
Professional career
- Rebecca Johnston Pitts is the Chief Magistrate Judge of Butts County, Georgia, an elected county‐wide judicial officer who has served since 2013 and is known for her broad administrative and courtroom responsibilities
Education
Additional information
- Elections: Won her first full term in 2012 and a second term in 2016, unopposed
- Pitts first assumed the role in 2013 after eight years as Associate Magistrate Judge
- First appointment: January 1, 2005, as Associate Magistrate Judge by then‐Chief Magistrate Gigi L. Hoard
- Family judicial tradition: Her uncle, Luther J. Washington, held the role of County Ordinary (Probate Judge), and her mother, Vicki W. Johnston, was probate clerk and later Probate Judge; she continues to wear her mother’s judicial robe
- Pitts is also a member of the Georgia Council of Magistrate Court Judges and has been recognized in professional directories such as for her legal work in Jackson, GA
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Georgia Magistrate Court Rule 15 — virtual proceedings
Butts County Magistrate Court
Georgia Magistrate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026
View Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗