Oglethorpe County Chief Magistrate

Megan went to Oglethorpe County High School.

Megan has served as a detention officer in Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office, and currently as Sergeant of Investigations.

The Oglethorpe echo. 

Megan Coile is currently the chief magistrate for Oglethorpe County, and was appointed in 2021. 

As of March 19, 2024, Megan Nicole Coile did not have a website or any information online.

Legal Experience

Ethics & Conduct

Q&A: Judicial incumbents set for re-election

Said "We have a lot of places that can help people, but they get exhausted pretty quickly because we don’t have a lot of that... we have to really rely on other counties."

Plans to continue to grow the office and bring in more funds to be able to do more in the county.

- Said "We have a lot of places that can help people, but they get exhausted pretty quickly because we don’t have a lot of that... we have to really rely on other counties."
- Plans to continue to grow the office and bring in more funds to be able to do more in the county.

Judicial Administration

Community Involvement

Megan Nicole Coile

- 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. 