 
Judge Rooney Bowen, III
Chief Clerk Bridget Bridges
Clerks: Gloria Alexander, Traffic
Denisse Cason, Probate&Traffic
Denal Fluellen, Probate&Traffic
 
The Dec. 24, 1821 act organizing
Dooly County provided that until the inferior court designated a county
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Historic sites in the county include the Dooly County
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Dooly County was created on May 15, 1821 by an act of the General Assembly
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The Dec. 24, 1821 act organizing Dooly County authorized the justices
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Traffic
Attorneys
No
FAX filings accepted
All original filings must be received three business days prior to scheduled
court date.
- Must file “Entry of Appearance”
- Must be a member of the
State Bar of Georgia
- File for Pro Hac
Vice
- Co-Counsel will be
appointed by Judge of the Probate Court
- Must personally appear
unless the following is received three business days prior
- “Waiver of Formal
Arraignment”
- Must file plea of
Guilty / Not Guilty / NoLo Contend ere
- Plea of Not Guilty
- Court requires Cash
Bond or Personal Appearance
- Bonding Companies
for this area will not remain on the bond for Jury Trial
- Cash Bond is required
or arrangements made in advance for a Bonding Company
- Plea of Guilty
or NoLo Contendere
- Suspendible
Offenses MUST personally appear for sentencing.
- Some Suspendible
Offenses require mandatory jail time
- DUI &
Misdemeanor possession of Marijuana require mandatory
probation
- Defendants
must personally appear for sentencing
- Sentences
are according the Georgia Annotated Code no alternative
sentencing
- Defendants
with mandatory suspension time will be served Notice
of Suspension by the court
No
case can be handled in the Probate Court of Dooly County without the
waiver of a jury trial. (Note:
Pleas of Guilty defendant may sign the back of the citation which
includes the waiver)
COURT WILL NOT PARTICIPATE
IN PLEA BARGAINING OR PLEA NEGOTIATIONS.
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