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Tom Cole (Georgia)
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Tom Cole is a juvenile court judge for the Chatham County Juvenile Court in Chatham County, Georgia. He was appointed to the court on May 27, 2015, by the judges of the Superior Court of the Eastern Judicial Circuit to replace Judge Patricia Parker Stone.[1]
Education
Cole received his undergraduate degree from George Washington University in 1988 and his J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1993.[2]
Career
Prior to his judicial appointment, Cole practiced law with the firm of Cole, Clark & Gore in Savannah, Georgia. He also previously served as a judge pro tem for 13 years and as a judge in Port Wentworth and in the town of Thunderbolt.[1]
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Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia
State courts:
Georgia Supreme Court • Georgia Court of Appeals • Georgia Superior Courts • Georgia State Courts • Georgia Business Court • Georgia Tax Court • Georgia Juvenile Courts • Georgia Probate Courts • Georgia Magistrate Courts • Georgia Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Georgia • Georgia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Georgia
