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Counties Served: Chatham

 

 

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Circuit Judges

John E. Morse, Jr.
Chatham County Courthouse
Chief Judge, Superior Court
133 Montgomery Street, Suite 213
Savannah, Georgia 31401
912-652-7236 Tel
912-652-7361 Fax

Judge Christopher K. Middleton
Chatham County Courthouse
133 Montgomery Street, Suite 422,
Savannah, Ga 31401
(912) 652-7252
(912) 652-7254 Fax

Lisa Goldwire Colbert
Chatham County Courthouse
133 Montgomery Street, Suite 203
Savannah, Georgia 31401
912-652-7154/F. 912-652-7512

Timothy R. Walmsley
Chatham County Courthouse
133 Montgomery Street, Suite 421
Savannah, GA   31401
912-652-7158/F. 652-7522

 

 

Benjamin W. Karpf
Chatham County Courthouse
133 Montgomery Street, Suite 204
Savannah, Georgia 31401
912-652-7460/F. 652-7242

Tammy M. Stokes
Chatham County Courthouse
133 Montgomery Street, Suite 212
Savannah, Ga 31401
(912) 652-7162
(912) 652-7164 Fax

Michael L. Karpf
Senior Judge, Superior Court

James F. Bass Jr.
Senior Judge, Superior Court

Louisa Abbot
Senior Judge, Superior Court

Penny Haas Freesemann
Senior Judge, Superior Court

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courthouses

Clerk of Court

Chatham County
Tammie Mosley
Clerk of Superior Court

Chatham County Courthouse   map it
P. O. Box 120
Savannah GA 31401
tmosley@chathamcounty.org

 

 

Court Calendar

** Please note – There is no calendar currently available for this particular circuit, please direct all questions regarding court dates and times to the Clerk of Court of the county involved. **

Accountability Court

Drug Court

Superior Court
Counties Served:  Chatham
Senior Judge, James F. Bass, Jr.

Program Coordinator
Tiffany Shuff
tmshuff@chathamcounty.org
912-652-7147

Adult Mental Health Court

Superior Court
Judge Tammy M. Stokes

Program Coordinator
Steve Brown
scbrown@chathamcounty.org
912-652-7167

Veterans Treatment Court

Superior Court
County Served:  Chatham
Senior Judge, James F. Bass, Jr.

Program Coordinator
Steve Brown
scbrown@chathamcounty.org
912-652-7167

DUI Court

State Court
County Served:  Chatham
Judge Derek J. White

Program Coordinator
Charlene Middleton
cmiddleton@chathamcounty.org
912-652-3039

Family Dependency Treatment Court

Juvenile Court
County Served:  Chatham
Judge Thomas Cole

Program Coordinator
Latrell Gulotta
lygulott@chathamcounty.org
912-652-6915

 

Resources

District Attorney and Public Defender

Shalena Cook Jones
District Attorney
P. O. Box 2309
Savannah, GA 31401
912-652-7308/F652-7328

Todd Martin
Public Defender
222 W. Oglethorpe Avenue
Savannah, GA   31401
912-447-4901/F. 447-4909

Sheriffs

Chatham County
Richard S. Coleman
P.O. Box 10026
Savannah, GA   31405
912-652-7632

 

 

ADR Program

Counties Served: Chatham
Courts Served: Superior/Magistrate/State/Juvenile/Other
Address: 133 Montgomery St., Chatham County Courthouse, Suite 426 Savannah, GA 31401
Program Staff: Vanessa Billings, Program Director
Office: 912-652-7519
Fax: 912-652-7591
Email: VaBillings@chathamcounty.org
Web Site: www.chathamcounty.org/ADR.html

The Mediation Center

Counties Served: Chatham
Courts Served: Superior/Magistrate/State/Juvenile/Other
Address: 5105 Paulsen, Suite 125-D Savannah, GA 31405
Program Staff: Jill Cardenas, Executive Director
Office: 912-354-6686
Fax: 912-354-8690
Email: mediationcenter@bellsouth.net
Web Site: www.mediationsavannah.com

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Honorable D. Jay Stewart
District Administrative Judge

Honorable John E. Morse, Jr.
District Presiding Judge

Randall C. Weiland
District Court Administrator

Hallie E. Rose
District Administrative Assistant

P. O. Box 2038
Richmond Hill, Georgia 31324
Phone: (912) 459-1315

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