Savannah B. Dixon at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Rabun County Probate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Savannah B. Dixon
Judge · Rabun County Probate Court
Biography
Professional career
- The current Rabun County, Georgia Probate Judge, serving in the role since March 26, 2025, after being sworn in to fill the vacancy created by Judge Carlton “Hobie” Jones III’s appointment to the Superior Court
- Sworn in: March 26, 2025, before Mountain Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge William R.
Education
Additional information
- Veteran of the county’s court system, with over 20 years of combined staff experience in the Probate Court
- “Bill” Oliver
- As Rabun County Probate Judge, Dixon presides over probate cases, guardianships, conservatorships, wills, estates, marriage license issuance, and certain traffic court matters.
- Prior role: Associate Probate Judge in Rabun County under Judge Jones, a position she held before her promotion
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 Probate Court Rule 11 — virtual proceedings
Rabun 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 ↗