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# Van Phillips

Toombs County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Toombs 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/66cc8d82b063c7027cbae905/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/66cc8d82b063c7027cbae905/)
- [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/66cc8d82b063c7027cbae905/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Van A. Phillips holds the position of Magistrate Judge in the Toombs County Magistrate Court in Vidalia, Georgia

### Education


### Additional information

- Attorney based in Vidalia, GA, with a focus on family law.
- Van A. Phillips is a magistrate judge serving in Toombs County, Georgia, and is recognized for her work in family law and local court proceedings
- She has received positive peer and client reviews, with ratings reflecting strong professional ethics and legal knowledge.
- While there is no detailed public record of her prior judicial or legal career in the provided sources, her current role as a magistrate judge and her family law practice indicate a focus on community-level justice and dispute resolution
- Her profile also notes her AV Preeminent® rating, the highest peer recognition standard in the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory



## 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.