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Appointed as a magistrate judge in 2005. In 1990, he was a
recipient of the S. Philip Heiner Award for pro bono indigent
defense, awarded by the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. Strauss is a
professional trumpet player and a member of the Cobb Wind
Symphony.
Magistrate judge (part-time) philip p. Taylor
phone: 770-528-8900
fax: 770-528-2490
Email: philip.taylor@cobbcounty.org
College: LeMoyne College
Law school: Emory University School of Law; University of
Nevada, Ph.D. in judicial studies
Magistrate judge (part-time)
Timothy Wolfe
phone: 770-528-8924
fax: 770-528-8947
Email: timothy.wolfe@cobbcounty.org
College: Emory Univeristy
Law school: Emory University School of Law
previous Experience: Appointed as a part-time magistrate
judge in December 2005. He has also been an associate judge
with the Municipal Court of Smyrna since 2004. In addition to
his judicial duties, conducts mediations in civil cases. Prior to
becoming a judge, he practiced law for 23 years, in both the
civil and criminal fields; avid photographer and has lectured at
seminars for judges on the subject of photographic evidence.
His community volunteer work includes teaching a GED class
and performing magic shows for hospital patients.
Cobb County Juvenile Court
1738 County Services parkway
Administrative Annex
room 250
marietta, Ga. 30008-4012
Phone: 770-528-1000
Fax: 770-528-2490
juvenile.cobbcountyga.gov/
presiding judge
joanne E. Elsey
phone: 770-528-2224
fax: 770-528-2232
Email: joanne.elsey@cobbcounty.org
judge jeffrey D. Hamby
phone: 770-528-2257
fax: 770-528-2576
College: Georgia State University, 1982
Law school: Georgia State University School of Law, 1985
Email: michael.mclaughlin@
cobbcounty.org
College: Florida State University
Law school: John Marshall Law
School
previous Experience: Part-time
magistrate since 1985, presiding
over civil small claims cases, as well
as the issuance of criminal warrants.
He maintains a private law practice
in Cobb County, concentrating in
family law and personal injury. He co-authored “Admissibility
of Evidence in Civil Cases, A Manual for Georgia Trial Lawyers,”
Harrison Publishing, 1984. Frequent speaker for the Institute
of Continuing Judicial Education. McLaughlin and his wife,
Michelle, have two children and have resided in Cobb County
for 20 years.
Magistrate judge (part-time)
Clayton D. Moseley
phone: 770-528-8924
fax: 770-528-8947
Email: clayton.moseley@cobbcounty.org
Magistrate judge (part-time)
Hugh Robinson
phone: 770-528-8924
fax: 770-528-8947
Email: hugh.robinson@cobbcounty.org
College: New York State University
Law school: St. John’s University School of Law
previous Experience: Special agent with the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, 1965-69; associate and then partner, Green,
Buckley, DeRiux & Jones, 1969-76; judge, U.S, Bankruptcy
Court of the Northern District of Georgia, 1976-99; counsel,
Green, Buckley, Jones & McQueen, 1999 to present; staff
attorney for the Atlanta Legal Aid Society; part-time
magistrate court judge since November 2000
Magistrate judge (part-time)
Robin V. spivey
phone: 770-528-8924
fax: 770-528-8947
Email: robin.spivey@cobbcounty.org
Law school: University of Georgia School of Law
Magistrate judge (part-time)
john j. strauss
phone: 770-528-8924
fax: 770-528-8947
Email: john.strauss@cobbcounty.org
College: University of Miami
Law school: Atlanta Law School
previous Experience: Private practice, 1982 to present.
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