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The Tifton Gazette, Cavenaugh Runs for Chief Magistrate

Bryan attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and obtained an Associate of Science degree in criminal justice/police science in, and attended Liberty University for criminal justice/law enforcement administration. He is married to his wife and they have four children.

Bryan worked with the Tift County Sheriff's Office as a transport officer for a year before joining the Tifton Police Department as a patrolman, and later as a criminal investigator.

Bryan Phillip Cavenaugh was first appointed as a magistrate judge in 2011, and has been re-appointed twice since.

As of July 25, 2024, Bryan Phillip Cavenaugh did not have a website or any information online.

Legal Experience

Ethics & Conduct

Implemented an electronic warrant system for law enforcement agencies "at no cost to taxpayers."

- Implemented an electronic warrant system for law enforcement agencies "at no cost to taxpayers."

Judicial Administration

Serves on the facult of the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education, regularly lecturing and mentoring judges.

- Serves on the facult of the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education, regularly lecturing and mentoring judges.

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Bryan Phillip Cavenaugh

- 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. 