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 Julie Adams Jacobs

- **Appointed:** appointed to serve as a Superior Court Judge in Cobb County on August 15, 2022, and elected to her first full term of office in 2024 - **Prior position:** served in the Georgia Attorney General's Office for almost 20 years - **Prior position:** began her legal career in the Criminal Division where she conducted more than 200 bench trials in superior courts across Georgia and personally handled more than 40 criminal appeals in the Georgia Supreme Court - **Prior position:** transferred to the Business and Finance Section, becoming the Section Chief of the Business and Finance Section in 2014, and the Deputy Attorney General of the Commercial Transactions and Litigation Division in 2020 - **Education:** a 2003 graduate of Emory University School of Law - **Education:** received her B.A. in political science from Georgia State University - **Award:** The Fulton County Daily Report recognized Judge Jacobs with its 2016 On The Rise award as one of the top 25 attorneys in Georgia under the age of 40 - **Civic:** an active member of the 2019 class of Leadership Cobb and the 2020 class of Honorary Commanders

- **Courtroom:** 7300 - **Administrative Assistant:** Karen Walker, (770) 528-1816 - **Staff Attorney:** Cristina Dumitrescu, (770) 528-1818 - **Court Reporter:** Gloria Nelson, (770) 528-1819 - **Judicial Calendar Coordinator, Civil Matters ONLY:** Karli Smith, (770) 528-1454

Common questions about Judge Julie Adams Jacobs's rules

How may parties contact Judge Julie Adams Jacobs' chambers?

The rule addresses email communications with Judge Julie Adams Jacobs' chambers. The rule lists email karli.smith@cobbcounty.gov. To set a hearing date in a civil case, contact Karli Smith by email at karli.smith@cobbcounty.gov or by phone at (770) 528-1454.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Request a Hearing

What rule applies to service for arraignment plea discovery election and notice of hearing before Judge Julie Adams Jacobs?

The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: method: personal service. The signer must personally serve this document on the District Attorney that day.

View ruleSource: page 1, section ARRAIGNMENT, PLEA, DISCOVERY ELECTION, AND NOTICE OF HEARING
Complete rules summary for Judge Julie Adams Jacobs

The signer must personally serve this document on the District Attorney that day.

To set a hearing date in a civil case, contact Karli Smith by email at karli.smith@cobbcounty.gov or by phone at (770) 528-1454.

To set a hearing date in a criminal case, contact Karen Walker by email at karen.walker@cobbcounty.gov or by phone at (770) 528-1816.

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