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# W. Blake Scoggins

Bartow County Probate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Bartow 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/668be80304d566002614754f/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/668be80304d566002614754f/)
- [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/668be80304d566002614754f/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Blake Scoggins ran for the position of Bartow County Probate Court Judge in the May 21, 2024 general election and was unopposed
- Blake Scoggins serves as the Judge of the Bartow County Probate Court, located at 135 W. Cherokee Avenue, Suite 243A, Cartersville, Georgia 30120
- He previously worked as an attorney at John T. Mroczko, P.C
- He also held the role of a Provisional Assistant District Attorney with the Cherokee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office

### Education

- John Marshall Law School in — J.D. (2013)

### Additional information

- Currently, he operates his own law firm, Blake Scoggins, LLC, practicing juvenile law, domestic law, workers' compensation, personal injury, and criminal law
- The court provides a wide range of services and is responsible for administering justice and safeguarding rights within the community
- handling probate, estates, wills, adoption, personal injury, and workers' compensation cases.



## 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.