Probate | Magistrate Court


Judge: Shatara Powell

Talbot County Courthouse
PO Box 157
26 S Washington Avenue
Talbotton, Georgia 31827

Office: 706-665-8866 or 706-665-3598
Fax: 706-665-8240

Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 - 4:30

Georgia Probate Courts exercise exclusive, original jurisdiction in the probate of wills, administration of estates, appointment of guardians (minor and adult) and involuntary hospitalization of incapacitated adults and other individuals.

All Probate Court judges administer oaths of office, issue marriage and firearms licenses; some process United States Passports applications. They may hold habeas corpus hearings or preside over criminal preliminary hearings. Unless a jury trial is requested, probate court judges may also hear certain misdemeanors, traffic cases and violations of state game and fish laws in counties where there is no state court. When authorized by local statute, probate judges serve as election supervisors and make appointments to certain local public offices.