Judge Ronnie Fender: Biography & Judicial Service | KnowJudges

# Ronnie Fender
Senior Judge · [Cook County Magistrate Court](/kyj/court/ga/cook-county-magistrate-court)

## Judicial assignments
[Alapaha Judicial Circuit](/kyj/court/ga/alapaha-judicial-circuit)Senior Judge — circuit affiliation; court class unconfirmedThe official Senior Judges directory lists this circuit affiliation. A specific current assignment is not established. Senior judge available for assignment; this does not establish a current primary assignment.
Source checked October 15, 2026. [Roster source 1](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#home/directory-entries/58af01edce9168f520c4d23d/) · [Roster source 2](https://us-api.knack.com/v1/pages/scene_1/views/view_5/records?rows_per_page=1000&page=1&filters=%7B%22match%22%3A+%22and%22%2C+%22rules%22%3A+%5B%7B%22field%22%3A+%22field_19%22%2C+%22operator%22%3A+%22is%22%2C+%22value%22%3A+%22Senior+Judges%22%7D%5D%7D)
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.

## Ronnie Fender at a glance
Current roleSenior Judge
Court[Cook County Magistrate Court](/kyj/court/ga/cook-county-magistrate-court)
Current assignment[Cook County Magistrate Court](/kyj/court/ga/cook-county-magistrate-court)
JurisdictionGeorgia · State
Judicial serviceActive

## Biography

### Professional career


### Education


### Additional information

- Beyond adjudicating cases, Fender was also noted as an educator and mentor, shaping the legal minds of others and influencing the community well beyond written rulings
- More than four decades in the Cook County Magistrate Court in Adel, Georgia.
- In this role, he handled a wide range of cases, including civil claims, garnishments, foreclosures, subpoenas, criminal warrants, bond hearings, and enforcement of county ordinances.
- Retired after 44 years of service as a justice of the peace and magistrate judge in Cook County, Georgia, but will remain active on an as‐needed basis as a senior magistrate judge and court bailiff

## Sources

Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
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### Georgia Courts Directory
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## 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.