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Connie J. Holt

Morgan County Georgia

Connie is from Morgon County and graduated from Morgan County High School. She attended the American Academy of Judicial Education for Special Jurisdiction Training for Non-Attorney Judges and holds a paralegal degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She is married to her husband, Johnny, with whom they have two children, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

She has experience working for the Small Claims Court and Justice of the Peace Office for Morgan County and as a Hairdresser. She is also on the faculty of the Institute of Judicial Continuing Education at the University of Georgia. 

Connie Jay Holt is the Chief Magistrate Judge in Morgan County. She first servs as the Morgan County Clerk 1983. She was elected to the position of Chief Magistrate Judge in 1992, and is now serving her fifth term. 

2024 Georgia General Elections

2024 GA Primary Election

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Developed a Clerks Handbook and the Rules of Clerks working with Pro Se Litigants.

- Developed a Clerks Handbook and the Rules of Clerks working with Pro Se Litigants.

Legal Experience

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Ethics & Conduct

Judicial Administration

Executive committee member and former president of the Georgia Council of Magistrate Court Judges.

Serves on the Council of Magistrate Judges Training Council, as member of the Mentor Judges Committee, as advisor for the Council of Magistrate Court Clerks, and as secretary and editor of their newsletter.

Served on the Violence in Georgia Committee, Internal Affairs Committee, Bench Book Committee and the Budget Committee.

- Executive committee member and former president of the Georgia Council of Magistrate Court Judges.
- Serves on the Council of Magistrate Judges Training Council, as member of the Mentor Judges Committee, as advisor for the Council of Magistrate Court Clerks, and as secretary and editor of their newsletter.
- Served on the Violence in Georgia Committee, Internal Affairs Committee, Bench Book Committee and the Budget Committee.

Community Involvement

Connie Jay Holt

Tiffany Jones Ellenberg

- Magistrate Courts hear civil cases only in amounts less than $15,000. There are no jury trials in Magistrate Court. 
- Magistrate Courts hear landlord tenant dispossessory cases (i.e. a case where a landlord is seeking an eviction of their tenant) and can order evictions. 
- The Chief Magistrate can determine procedures for managing the cases in front of the Magistrate. For example, in Fulton County the Chief Magistrate informs parties in landlord tenant dispossessory cases on the benefits of mediation and provides on-site mediators to resolve landlord tenant disputes before the parties appear in front of the judge. 
- Magistrate Courts only have jurisdiction over their respective counties. Each county has its own magistrate court. Magistrate Court Judge term lengths vary per county, however most serve four year terms. Local Superior Court Judges set parameters for Magistrate Courts. 

Local Judges who hear low-value civil cases and eviction cases