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Shatara holds an associate's degree in business administration management and criminal justice from Southern Crescent Technical College and a bachelor's degree in business administration from Capella University. 

As of July 30, 2024, Shatara Renee Powell did not have a website or any information online.

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Shatara Renee Powell currently serves as Chief Magistrate of Talbot County. She also serves as the Talbot County Probate Court Judge. She was appointed to both positions in 2022. 

As a chief magistrate, Powell assigns cases to lower magistrates, determines the court’s schedule, and appoints magistrates to be confirmed by the superior court.

As a probate court judge, Powell administers the wills and estates of deceased persons, appoints guardians to incapacitated adults and minors, commits individuals for involuntary treatment of addiction to drugs or alcohol and mental illness, issues marriage licenses, and oversees certain cases dealing with criminal conduct.

- As a chief magistrate, Powell assigns cases to lower magistrates, determines the court’s schedule, and appoints magistrates to be confirmed by the superior court.
- As a probate court judge, Powell administers the wills and estates of deceased persons, appoints guardians to incapacitated adults and minors, commits individuals for involuntary treatment of addiction to drugs or alcohol and mental illness, issues marriage licenses, and oversees certain cases dealing with criminal conduct.

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Shatara Renee Powell

- 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. 