Shatara Powell at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Talbot County Magistrate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Shatara Powell
Judge · Talbot County Magistrate Court
Biography
Professional career
- The current Chief Magistrate and Probate Judge for Talbot County, Georgia, serving since January 2022, and is an independent candidate in the 2024 re‐election race
- Independent candidate running for re‐election as Talbot County Probate Court and Chief Magistrate in the November 5, 2024 general election She previously won a special election in November 2022 to fill the seat vacated by Judge Sherrell Terry’s death, and is now seeking to make her position permanent In 2026, she is also listed as a candidate for the Talbot Probate Court Judge position in a February election
- Associate’s Degrees in Business Administration/Management and Criminal Justice from Southern Crescent Technical College
Education
Additional information
- She has been with the Talbot County Probate/Magistrate Court since January 2022
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
Talbot 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
Talbot 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 ↗