The Fulton County Government Probate Court handles estate issues and has jurisdiction over guardianship and protection of minors, the mentally ill, and incapacitated adults. It also handles marriage license applications and applications for firearm permits.
Chief Judge John B. Sumner and Judge M. Anthony Baker review cases in which minors ask for consent to marry, enlist in the military or proceed with abortions without parental consent. Delinquent, unruly, abused or neglected children also appear before them.
Patricia Norwood-Foden oversees the Chester County Court Administration, which is responsible for all non-judicial functions of the court. The administration manages personnel, budgets, scheduling and information systems. It is also responsible for public information, jury management and interacting with various groups and agencies.
The Justice Center houses the jury assembly room, deeds records room and superior court clerk on the ground floor; state court rooms, magistrate court offices and the state court clerk's office on the first floor; the Cherokee County Law Library, juvenile court, superior court rooms and pre-trial services on the second floor; probate court, the grand jury room, and the offices of the juvenile court clerk and the district attorney on the third floor.
