Rooney Bowen III at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Dooly County Magistrate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Rooney Bowen III
Judge · Dooly County Magistrate Court
Biography
Professional career
- Rooney L. Bowen, III is the Probate Judge for Dooly County, Georgia, and also serves as Chief Magistrate Judge for the county’s Magistrate Court
Education
Additional information
- Dooly County Probate Court Judge — Elected in 2016, re‐elected in 2020; term expires December 31, 2024
- Named Georgia’s Outstanding Probate Judge by the Georgia Council of Probate Court Judges in 2018
- Chief Magistrate Judge — Oversees the Magistrate Court in Dooly County
- Bowen belongs to the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia.
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
Dooly 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 2026-10-27Georgia Probate Court Rule 11 — virtual proceedings
Dooly County Probate Court
Georgia Probate 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 ↗