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# W. Terry Turner

Appling County Probate Court · Associate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Appling County Probate Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Associate 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/62e02771ef7afa0022f5f8a5/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/62e02771ef7afa0022f5f8a5/)
- [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/62e02771ef7afa0022f5f8a5/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Municipal Court Judge, City of Surrency, GA (1996–present)
- State Court Solicitor (1980–1982, and again in 1994)

### Education

- University of Georgia in — J.D. (1980)
- Born March 19, 1956 in Baxley, Georgia, Turner earned a Bachelor of Science from West Georgia College in 1977

### Additional information

- He was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1980 and has been active in the State Bar of Georgia, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the American Judicature Society



## 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.