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# Virginia W. "Ginny" Blakeney

Pike County Probate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Pike County Probate 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/6019c2a054eda8001be42802/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/6019c2a054eda8001be42802/)
- [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/6019c2a054eda8001be42802/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The Hon. Ginny W. Blakeney is the elected Probate Court Judge for Pike County, Georgia, serving since January 1, 2021, and re‐elected in 2024 for a second term beginning January 1, 2025
- Executive Director of Economic Development, Pike County Board of Commissioners (2018–present)
- Judicial Service: Elected Probate Judge in 2020, took office January 1, 2021; re‐elected in 2024
- Began work with Pike County in 2014 in the Commissioner’s Office
- Judge Blakeney’s combination of legal service, administrative leadership, and community engagement has made her a prominent figure in Pike County’s judicial and civic life

### Education

- in Human Services, Gordon State College — B.S. (2012)

### Additional information

- Economic Development Liaison, Pike County Board of Commissioners (2014–2018)
- She is also a member of the Probate Court Judges Training Council and serves on various mentoring and orientation committees
- Boards for Griffin Region College & Career Academy, Pike County Family Connection, and Gordon State College School of Business
- Raised in Williamson, GA, she attended Pike County High School and began her first job at Papa Willie’s BBQ
- She and her husband, John, have two children and are active in the Christ Chapel Community Church in Zebulon



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Georgia Probate Court Rule 11 — virtual proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-fd6e1558b530329a117d6f9d) — Georgia Probate 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/2023/04/Rule-11-Order_approved.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.