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# Roger J. Bauer

Forsyth County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Forsyth 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/58af01eece9168f520c4d24b/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01eece9168f520c4d24b/)
- [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/58af01eece9168f520c4d24b/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Bauer currently serves as a magistrate judge in the Forsyth County Magistrate Court in Georgia
- Current Position: Forsyth County Magistrate Judge

### Education

- Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now Iowa State University) — B.S.
- Mercer University School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- He was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1975
- Roger J. Bauer was born in 1947
- American attorney and magistrate judge, best known for his role as a magistrate judge in Forsyth County, Georgia
- Before and alongside his judicial role, Bauer has been recognized as a fiduciary law attorney specializing in wills, trusts, estates, probate, guardianship, conservatorship, and elder law.
- He is a member of Roger J. Bauer, P.C. in Cumming, Georgia, and has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell



## 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.