FULTON COUNTY STATE COURT JOINS THE METRO ATLANTA BUSINESS CASE DIVISION

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The Superior Court of Fulton County is a trial court of general jurisdiction handling both civil and criminal law actions

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JUDGE KIMBERLY M. ESMOND ADAMSCOURTROOM 4E

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GLANVILLE, URAL, CHIEF JUDGECOURTROOM 8F

SCHWALL, Craig L. Sr.Courtroom 5E NEWKIRK, Henry M.Courtroom 4A ELLERBE, Kelly LeeCourtroom 8B MCBURNEY, Robert C. I.Courtroom 8D BARWICK, Jane C.Courtroom 8A COX, Thomas A., Jr.Courtroom 7F DUNAWAY, Eric Courtroom 4F EDWARDS, Belinda E. Courtroom 8E WHITAKER, Paige ReeseCourtroom 5D

INGRAM, Shukura L.Courtroom 7E FARMER, Kevin M.Courtroom 4D KRAUSE, Rachel R.Courtroom 4B RICHARDSON, Emily K.Courtroom 5B CARNESALE, Rachelle Courtroom 5F LEFTRIDGE, MelyneeCourtroom 8C WILLIAMS, Shermela J.Courtroom 4C EATON, Charles M., Jr. Courtroom 5C MCAFEE, ScottCourtroom 5A
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Accountability Courts
Providing Adult Drug, Behavioral Health, and Veteran Accountability Court Programs

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Offering alternatives to litigation and provides opportunities for early, party-driven, fair resolution of conflicts

Business Court
Provides just, accurate, timely, and efficient resolution of complex commercial and business cases

Family Division
Providing a comprehensive approach to helping families in crisis by using both judicial adjudication and service intervention methods

Jury Services
Jury service is a serious, meaningful, and important responsibility. The court has implemented innovative and streamlined practices designed to make jury service easy and convenient.

Justice and Mental Health Task Force
Informing behavioral health strategy of the county’s criminal justice system

Justice Resource Center
Staffed with customer service professionals who can provide information about the best self-help

Pretrial Services
Povides judicial officers with verified information for pretrial release determinations and monitors defendants released to the program
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JUDGE KIMBERLY M. ESMOND ADAMSCOURTROOM 4E

GLANVILLE, URAL, CHIEF JUDGECOURTROOM 8F

FULTON COUNTY STATE COURT JOINS THE METRO ATLANTA BUSINESS CASE DIVISION

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