Judicial Orders
Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County
Memorandum (4/13/20): Court Operating Procedures
Memorandum (5/12/20): General Safety Guidelines For All Courts in Cobb County
Order Declaring Judicial Emergency
Second Order Declaring Judicial Emergency (5/12/20)
Grand Jury Adjournment Order
Notice to Criminal Defense Bar: Court Operating Procedures
Notice to Criminal Defense Bar: Scheduling Nonessential Matters
Notice: Civil & Domestic Pretrial Conferences and/or Ruling on the Briefs
Notice: Domestic Relations Custody Orders for School and Holiday Visitation
For info on other Cobb Courts (Probate, Magistrate, State, etc.) visit the main Cobb County COVID-19 page here, and refer to the COURT SYSTEM Information section.
Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia
Court Program Updates
ADR/Mediation
All mediations suspended through June 12, 2020 OR through expiration of judicial emergency order.
Click here to read the memo from the Cobb/ADR Mediation Office
From The Court to the Classroom: Mock Trials/School Visits
All mock trials, school visits, and courthouse tours are cancelled until further notice.
Court Services Updates
Law Library
Staff is available to assist patrons via phone at circulation desk from 10 am until 2pm, Monday through Friday. Westlaw & LexisNexis are available on patron access computers in library.
To access family law packets & service forms, visit the Superior Court Forms page
If printing forms from your home computer, forms are FREE. Printing from the Law Library computers is 25 cents per page. Cash and Card are accepted.
Process Servers
Accountability Court Updates
General
SUPERIOR COURT ACCOUNTABILITY COURTS shall be at the discretion of the Presiding Judge of each Accountability Court. They will be conducted from an open courtroom via videoconference. Participants are excused from reporting in person to the courtroom proceedings during the Judicial Emergency, but will attend via videoconference. Please contact the Accountability Court’s Coordinator or Case Manager if you have questions.
Veterans Treatment Court
Watch this short video to see how Chief Judge Reuben Green , Cobb Veterans Treatment Court Presiding Judge, finds new ways to hold court while keeping veteran participants safe during the Judicial Emergency Order.