Anna Foster, Administrative Assistant
(770) 528-1826
(770) 528-1830 (Fax)

Kim Childs, Staff Attorney
(770) 528-1890

***Please note that Judge Childs and her staff attorney have very similar names. Judge Childs is Kimberly A. Childs and the staff attorney is Kimberley M. Childs. These are two separate people.***

Staley Robertson, Court Reporter
(770) 528-8098

Tammy Birchell, Judicial Calendar Coordinator - Civil and Domestic Matters ONLY
(770) 528-1887

For Civil and Domestic Cases:

To request a hearing date be set in your case, please click on the appropriate link below and complete the request form.  Once the form is submitted, you should receive a response from the Court within 1 week.  If you do not receive a response from the Court within 10 business days, please contact the Judicial Calendar Coordinator, Tammy Birchell, at (770) 528-1887.  

Attorneys Only Domestic/Civil Hearing Request Form

Self Represented Party Hearing Request Form

For Criminal Cases:

• The Court does not automatically set hearing dates for motions in criminal cases.  If you need a motion hearing date, please email a stamped filed copy of your motion to Anna Foster at anna.foster@cobbcounty.org (copy the assigned Assistant District Attorney on the email) with your request for a hearing.  Include in your email the amount of time needed for the hearing, if your client is in custody, and any leave or conflict dates you would like to be considered when scheduling the hearing date. 
   
• To schedule a negotiated plea, please send an email to Anna Foster at anna.foster@cobbcounty.org (copy the assigned Assistant District Attorney on the email) with your request.  Include in your email if your client is in custody and any leave or conflict dates you would like to be considered when scheduling the plea date.
   
• To schedule a non-negotiated (or “blind”) plea, please send an email to Anna Foster at anna.foster@cobbcounty.org (copy the assigned Assistant District Attorney on the email) with your request.  Include in your email if your client is in custody, the amount of time expected for the plea, and any leave or conflict dates you would like to be considered when scheduling the plea date.
   
• If your client or family member is in custody on a probation revocation warrant and you would like for them to be added to the next available probation revocation calendar, please contact Anna Foster at (770) 528-1826.  You will need to provide the defendant’s full name and case number. 

Arraignment dates are scheduled by the Clerk of the Superior Court.

Judge Childs maintains a master calendar in chambers.  This calendar outlines anticipated nonjury court days (criminal, civil, domestic, adoption) as well as jury trial weeks.  It is subject to change.  For more information on specific court dates, attorneys may visit chambers. 

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Judge Kimberly A. Childs was elected in May 2016, winning a contested three-way race for an open seat on the Cobb County Judicial Circuit Superior Court bench.  She was re-elected without opposition in 2020 and 2024.  Before her election, Judge Childs represented businesses and their owners in a variety of commercial disputes.  She routinely litigated complex matters in courtrooms across metro-Atlanta.  Her skills in and out of the courtroom earned her top honors, including being recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer, a Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star, and one of the Business Law Legal Elite.  In 2016, Judge Childs was named to the Top 100 Georgia Super Lawyers list, as well as one of the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in both 2015 and 2016.

Judge Childs graduated magna cum laude from Georgia State University College of Law.  At Georgia State, she was on the editorial board of Law Review and received numerous academic honors.  She obtained her undergraduate degree in criminal justice from North Georgia College (now the University of North Georgia). In 2022, Judge Childs was recognized as one of the Alumnae Honorees at the Women of UNG Annual Women's Leadership Recognition Luncheon.

Between her undergraduate studies and law school, Judge Childs worked as a guard at the DeKalb County Jail and later as a paralegal at a small law firm in Cobb County.  These experiences inspired her to further her education and provided a “real world” foundation for her commitment to our justice system.

Judge Childs has been active in the local bar for many years. She served as President of the Cobb County Bar Association in 2017-20018. Before her presidency, she held numerous positions on the CCBA Executive Committee and as Business Law & Litigation Section President, Women of the Bar Section President, and Solo/Small Firm Section Secretary. In 2015, she received the President’s Award from the Cobb Bar. Judge Childs is also a member of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta and Charles Longstreet Weltner Inn of Court.  Her commitment to the profession continues through her involvement with the State Bar.  Judge Childs represents the Cobb Circuit on the State Bar Board of Governors and serves on the State Bar of Georgia’s Bench & Bar Committee, Court Technology Committee, and the Uniform Superior Court Rules Committee of the Council of Superior Court Judges.

In 2021, Judge Childs began her involvement with the Cobb County accountability courts.  She currently presides over the Cobb County Drug Treatment Court.  DTC is an accountability court designed to manage individuals with substance addiction by providing an alternative to the traditional justice system. DTC is designed to improve the health of our participants, not only by addressing the immediate symptoms of their addiction but also orienting participants to a new way of healthier living that can be continued for the rest of their life.