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Counties Served: Chatham

 

 

Directory

Circuit Judges

Michael L. Karpf
Chief Judge, Superior Court
Chatham County Courthouse
133 Montgomery Street, Room 422,
Savannah, Ga 31401
(912) 652-7460
(912) 652-7242 Fax

Louisa Abbot
Chatham County Courthouse
133 Montgomery Street, Room 203
Savannah, Georgia 31401
912-652-7162

James F. Bass, Jr.  
Chatham County Courthouse
133 Montgomery Street, Room 421
Savannah, GA   31401
912-652-7154/F. 652-7512

 

 

 

Penny Haas Freesemann
Chatham County Courthouse
133 Montgomery Street, Room 204
Savannah, Georgia 31401
912-652-7252/F. 652-7254

John E. Morse, Jr.
Chatham County Courthouse
133 Montgomery Street, Room 213
Savannah, Georgia 31401
912-652-7236 Tel
912-652-7361 Fax

Timothy R. Walmsley
Chatham County Courthouse
133 Montgomery Street, Room 212
Savannah, Ga 31401
(912) 652-7158
(912) 652-7522 Fax

Perry Brannen, Jr.
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
Judge James F. Bass, Jr.

Program Coordinator
Jean Cottier
jcottier@chathamcounty.org
912-652-7128

Adult Mental Health Court

Superior Court
Judge Penny Haas Freesemann

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

Veterans Treatment Court

Superior Court
County Served:  Chatham
Judge Penny Haas Freesemann

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

DUI Court

State Court
County Served:  Chatham
Judge H. Gregory Fowler

Program Coordinator
David Wood
dwood@chathamcounty.org
912-652-7280

Family Dependency Treatment Court

Juvenile Court
County Served:  Chatham
Judge Thomas Cole

Program Coordinator
Joni Strange
jlstrange@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

Robert L. Persse
Public Defender
222 W. Oglethorpe Avenue
Savannah, GA   31401
912-447-4901/F. 447-4909

Sheriffs

Chatham County
Sheriff John T. Wilcher
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: Casey C. Martinez, Program Director
Office: 912-652-7519
Fax: 912-652-7591
Email: ccmartinez@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: Wendy Williamson, 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 Penny Haas Freesemann
District Presiding Judge

Richard F. Denney
District Court Administrator

Hallie E. Rose
District Administrative Assistant

P. O. Box 2038
Richmond Hill, Georgia 31324
Phone: (912) 459-1315
Fax: (912) 544-9857

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