Liberty County, Georgia (Judicial)

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Liberty County, Georgia
Liberty County Courthouse

Liberty County is located within the Atlantic Judicial Circuit of the Superior Court First District.

In addition to the Superior Court the people of Liberty County are served by a Probate Court, a Juvenile Court, a Magistrate Court, three Municipal Courts and a State Court.

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia has jurisdiction in Liberty County. Appeals from the Southern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

Superior Courts[edit]

1st Superior Court District of Georgia

This court is divided into five districts:

Atlantic Judicial Circuit[edit]

  • Glen Cheney
  • Charles Rose Jr.
  • Robert L. Russell, III
  • Jay Stewart[1]

Brunswick Judicial Circuit[edit]

  • Stephen G. Scarlett (Chief Judge)
  • Bert Guy
  • Anthony Harrison
  • Stephen D. Kelley
  • Roger Lane

Eastern Judicial Circuit[edit]

  • Louisa Abbot
  • Penny Haas Freesemann
  • John E. Morse Jr.
  • Timothy R. Walmsley[2]

Ogeechee Judicial Circuit[edit]

  • F. Gates Peed (Chief Judge)
  • Lovett Bennett Jr.
  • Michael Muldrew

Waycross Judicial Circuit[edit]

  • Dwayne H. Gillis (Chief Judge)
  • James Kelly Brooks
  • Jeffrey H. Kight
  • Andy Spivey


State Courts[edit]

Municipal Court of Leesburg, Georgia


Probate Courts[edit]

Liberty County Probate Court, Georgia

  • Nancy Kitchings Aspinwall[3]


Juvenile Courts[edit]

Liberty County Juvenile Court, Georgia

  • Linnie Darden, III
  • Kenneth Pangburn (Judge pro tempore)[4]


Magistrate Courts[edit]

Liberty County Magistrate Court, Georgia

  • Melinda Anderson (Chief Judge)
  • Jimmie R. Bomar
  • Gerald Morris
  • Angela C. Rogers
  • Leroy Strickland[5]



See also[edit]

  • Georgia counties
  • Courts in Georgia

Footnotes[edit]

  1. Liberty County, Georgia, "Directory of Judges," accessed February 4, 2015
  2. Chatham Courts, "Superior Court Judges," accessed February 4, 2015
  3. Council of Probate Court Judges, "Directory of Judges," accessed February 10, 2015
  4. Council of Juvenile Court Judges of Georgia, "Juvenile Court Judges by County," accessed March 11, 2015
  5. Georgia Courts, "Magistrate Court Directory"

Categories: [Georgia counties (judicial)]


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