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Fulton County probate court asks commissioners for North Fulton associate judge and under-$500,000 budget enhancement
Summary
Fulton County Probate Court requested a budget enhancement under $500,000 to create an associate judge and trial team based at the North Fulton Annex to reduce contested-matter delays that currently can take up to six to eight months.
Chief Probate Judge Kenya Johnson told the Board of Commissioners that Fulton County Probate Court carries the state's largest probate caseload and that contested matters can take "up to 6 months," a delay she called unacceptable. Judge Johnson requested a budget enhancement of "less than $500,000" to fund an associate judge and a trial team to be housed at the North Fulton Annex so hearings can be scheduled sooner.
"Probate court humbly asked for a budget enhancement…
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