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Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit Cherokee County Judges


Chief Judge, Frank C. Mills III

Cherokee County Justice Center
90 North Street, Suite 260
Canton, GA 30114
Phone: (678)-493-6270
Fax: (678)-493-6276

Staff

Judicial Law Clerk:Trey Goodwin
Official Court Reporter:Betty Petersen
Administrative Assistant:Brenda Whitfield
Phone:(678)-493-6270


Get To Know Your Judge

Judge Mills Graduated from the University of Georgia Law School and was admitted to the bar on November 28, 1973.

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Judge N. Jackson Harris

Cherokee County Justice Center
90 North Street, Suite 260
Canton, GA 30114
Phone: (678)-493-6260
Fax: (678)-493-6266

Staff

Official Court Reporter:Lee Hall Petusky
Administrative Assistant:Rena Morris
Phone:(678)-493-6260


Get To Know Your Judge

  • Judge Harris has served as both Treasurer and President of the former Cherokee County Bar Association (now known as the Blue Ridge Circuit Bar Association).
  • In 1982 – served as Law Day Chairperson and the Blue Ridge Circuit Bar Association
  • Memberships include the State Bar of Georgia, Blue Ridge Circuit Bar Association, and the Council of Superior Court Judges.
  • Participated in the Mock Trial Program sponsored by the Younger Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia.

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Judge Ellen McElyea

Cherokee County Justice Center
90 North Street, Suite 260
Canton, GA 30114
Phone: (678)-493-6240
Fax: (678)-493-6244

Staff

Judicial Staff Attorney:J. Ashley Oblinger
Official Court Reporter:Betty Petersen
Administrative Assistant:Tammy Padgett
Administrative Assistant:Gail English
Phone:(678)-493-6240


Get To Know Your Judge

Judge McElyea is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Cherokee Bar Association, and Lawyer's Foundation of Georgia. She earned a bachelor's degree in history from Furman University and a law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.

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Office Locations

Marietta Office
The Manely Firm, P.C.
7 Atlanta Street, S.E.
Suite C,
Marietta GA 30060

866-687-8561
Marietta Law Office

Atlanta Office
The Manely Firm, P.C. ,
121 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.,
Suite 450,
Atlanta, GA 30303

678-269-6541
Atlanta Law Office

Canton Office
The Manely Firm, P.C.
250 East Main Street
Suite 102S,
Canton, GA 30114

678-269-6541
Canton Law Office

Lawrenceville Office
The Manely Firm, P.C.
413 Constitution Blvd.
Lawrenceville, GA 30046

866-687-8561
Lawrenceville Law Office