Court Rules

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 298 rules apply across Superior Court of Cobb County. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Verification form

    A completed Verification form must accompany the adult name-change petition.

  • Applies to
    Publication notice

    Publication is required in every adult name-change case.

  • Applies to
    Final order on motion for contempt

    The final order on a motion for contempt must select only one of the alternatives provided in the form.

Service

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  • Applies to
    Protective order petition
    Service
    Electronic service to clerk

    Immediately after electronically filing protective-order petitions, a TPO Office representative must notify the Clerk of Court or designee of the filing.

  • Applies to
    Original petition or original complaint
    Service
    Personal service to all parties

    Parties must serve other parties with original petitions and original complaints by personal service or another means acceptable under the Civil Practice Act of Georgia.

  • Applies to
    Subsequent electronic document
    Service
    Electronic service to all parties

    Except where the Order provides otherwise, parties must electronically serve subsequent electronic documents on other parties through the EFSP, which delivers all electronically filed and electronically served documents to parties or designated counsel.

Fees

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  • Applies to
    Name change case court filing

    A court filing fee is required for an adult name-change action, with the exact amount available from the clerk’s office.

  • Applies to
    Name change notice publication

    A separate publication fee is required and must be paid separately from the court filing fee by cash, check, or money order.

  • Applies to
    Court filing fee

    A low-income filer may request waiver of the court filing fee by filing the Poverty Affidavit and approval-order forms, but the publication fee remains payable and the case filing cannot be completed until a judge approves the request.

Filing Timing

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  • The clerk cannot complete the case filing until a judge signs the order approving the Poverty Affidavit.

  • Electronic filing does not change applicable filing deadlines.

  • Deadline
    5 business days

    The Clerk must complete all processing needed to update and publicly display case information within five business days after receiving a change-of-address form or notice, regardless of its title.

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About Judge Jason D. Marbutt

- **Elected:** elected to the Superior Court bench in August of 2020, taking office January 1, 2021 - **Re-elected:** re-elected in May of 2024, beginning his second term January 1, 2025 - **Specialty court:** currently presides over the Cobb County Drug Treatment Court - **Education:** law degree from Emory School of Law in 2004 - **Teaching:** served as an Adjunct Professor at Emory Law, teaching a class on criminal sentencing for several years - **Prior position:** Senior Assistant District Attorney specializing in elder abuse and white collar crime - **Prior position:** Chairman of the Cobb Elder Abuse Task Force (CEATF) from 2012 until 2020, founder of the Justice for Elderly and Disabled Multidisciplinary Team (JEDI MDT) in 2018 - **Prior position:** worked as an Assistant Solicitor General for Cobb County, prosecuting misdemeanor offenses in State Court - **Education:** B.A. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania - **Prior position:** high school teacher and assistant wrestling coach at the Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii, then joined Teach For America - **Born and raised:** born in Austell and raised in neighboring Douglas County

- **Courtroom:** 6400 - **Administrative Assistant:** Brian Phillips, (770) 528-1849, (770) 528-1854 (Fax) - **Staff Attorney:** Stacy Ingle, (770) 528-1851 - **Court Reporter:** Tia Rabsatt, (770) 528-8109 - **Calendar Coordinator:** Heather Seed, (770) 528-8124

Common questions about Judge Jason D. Marbutt's rules

What must be included with arraignment plea discovery election notice of hearing filings before Judge Jason D. Marbutt?

The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. The district attorney's signature is required when the defendant waives before the court.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Arraignment, Plea, Discovery Election, and Notice of Hearing

How may parties contact Judge Jason D. Marbutt's chambers?

The rule addresses email communications. The rule lists email Stacy.Ingle@cobbcounty.gov. Proposed orders cannot be submitted through the Clerk's Office and should instead be emailed to the Court's staff attorney at Stacy.Ingle@cobbcounty.gov.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Proposed Orders

What rule applies to service for arraignment plea discovery election notice of hearing before Judge Jason D. Marbutt?

The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: method: personal service. The document states that it was personally served on the District Attorney that day.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Arraignment, Plea, Discovery Election, and Notice of Hearing
Complete rules summary for Judge Jason D. Marbutt

The defendant's signature is not required when an attorney waives formal arraignment.

The district attorney's signature is required when the defendant waives before the court.

The document states that it was personally served on the District Attorney that day.

Proposed orders cannot be submitted through the Clerk's Office and should instead be emailed to the Court's staff attorney at Stacy.Ingle@cobbcounty.gov.

Opposing counsel must be copied on communications submitting proposed orders to the staff attorney.

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