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# Ted Norman Echols

Henry County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Henry 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/606b43ab52fe5e001b1e89ae/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/606b43ab52fe5e001b1e89ae/)
- [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/606b43ab52fe5e001b1e89ae/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Part‐time Magistrate Judge — Henry County Magistrate Court (since 2020)
- Associate Judge — City of McDonough Municipal Court (since 2014)
- Judge Pro Tem — Henry County State Court (2012–2018)
- Chief Judge — City of Stockbridge Municipal Court (2012–2013)
- Ted N. Echols is a Stockbridge, Georgia attorney, founding partner of Echols Law Group, and a current Associate Judge in the City of McDonough and part‐time Magistrate Judge in Henry County, with a long record of judicial service and legal practice

### Education


### Additional information

- His practice emphasizes reconciliation and long‐term resolution, and he is a Certified Christian Conciliator
- Active in community leadership, including Leadership Henry, Leadership Bryan, and as a deacon at his church
- Echols has been recognized for his AV Preeminent® peer rating, the highest level of professional excellence, and has received multiple client and peer commendations for his legal work and integrity



## 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.