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Judge Richard Read

Judge Richard Read was appointed and sworn-in by Governor Brian Kemp on January 18, 2022, Richard Read serves as associate State Court Judge in the Rockdale Judicial Circuit.  Judge Read ran unopposed for election to the position in May 2022 and will begin his first...

Gary W. Washington

Judge Gary Washington is the Probate Court Judge for Rockdale County. Previously he served as an associate judge in the same Court. Washington is licensed to practice in Georgia and South Carolina and has more than thirty years of legal experience, including...

Judge Phinia Aten

Judge Phinia Aten is the Chief Judge of the Magistrate Court of Rockdale County.  When she was elected to this position in 2012, Judge Aten brought a distinguished track record as a trial attorney and invested community stakeholder with her.  She has served as an...

Judge Clarence Cuthpert, Jr.

Judge Clarence Cuthpert, Jr. was appointed as the State Court Judge of Rockdale County by Governor Brian Kemp on February 1, 2021. Prior to serving as Chief State Court Judge, Judge Cuthpert was elected as Probate Judge in 2016, and re-elected in 2020. As a practicing...

Judge Nancy Bills

Judge Bills began her public service career as an Assistant District Attorney for the Rockdale Judicial Circuit after graduating from the University of Georgia Law School in 1989. She served in this Office for over 10 years with the last 3 as the Chief Assistant...