Henry County Magistrate Court, Georgia
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The Henry County Magistrate Court is a magistrate court in Georgia.
Judges
- David Brown
- Robert L. Godwin (Chief Judge)
- Martin Christopher Jones
- W. Donald Patten
- Warren R. Power
- Nichole Reynolds
- Wesley J. Shannon[1]
See also
External links
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia
State courts:
Georgia Supreme Court • Georgia Court of Appeals • Georgia Superior Courts • Georgia State Courts • Georgia Business Court • Georgia Tax Court • Georgia Juvenile Courts • Georgia Probate Courts • Georgia Magistrate Courts • Georgia Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Georgia • Georgia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Georgia
Elections
- See also: Georgia judicial elections
Georgia is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Georgia, click here.
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2026
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2025
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Georgia judicial elections, 2014
- Georgia judicial elections, 2012
- Georgia judicial elections, 2010
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the Georgia Magistrate Courts are either elected or appointed to terms of varying lengths.[2] The elections for this court type are contested and may be partisan or nonpartisan. To serve on this court, a judge must be a county resident for at least one year, be 25 years of age, and have a high school diploma or equivalent.[3]
Election rules
Primary election
Most court elections in Georgia are nonpartisan. Counties may choose to hold partisan elections for probate court positions. There are only judicial primaries for partisan elections.[4]
Runoff election
If no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the election (at least 50%+1 of the vote), a runoff election will be held between the two candidates with the most votes.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Courts, "Magistrate Court Directory," accessed May 14, 2015
- ↑ New Georgia Encyclopedia, "Judicial Branch: Overview," June 5, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Election Law In Georgia: What City And County Attorneys Need To Know" September 2008 Scroll to p. 4
- ↑ O.C.G.A. § 21-2-285.1 Nonpartisan elections -- Form of ballot; runoff election; declaration of prevailing candidate as duly elected
