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A helpful arrangement of frequently used Cherokee County online resources
Commonly requested forms and documents for a variety of departments and agencies
Links to other sites and services often used by our residents

DEPARTMENTS

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Links to every department and agency under the jurisdiction of the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners
Contact information for departments with the name of the department/agency head
Links to common agencies not under the jurisdiction of the BOC, but which maintains close ties with us

TAX PAYERS

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Information about and links to both the Tax Commissioner and Tax Assessor's Office. (They are very different organizations)
Quick links to both the Paying your Taxes online and the Real Estate Search applications.
Information about Homestead Exemptions
Information about Property Taxes, Millage Rates, and Car Tags

COURT SYSTEM

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A page listing every judicial and court system in Cherokee County with a brief introduction to what they cover
Quick links to Jury Duty Information, Traffic Citation Payments, Court Calendars, Deeds and Records Search, Passport Information, and a lot more

CONTACTING US

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Ways to contact the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners, Department and Agency Heads, and State Agencies and Offices
Directions to all County Facilities
Quick Link to Finding Your Commissioner

James Drane III
Chief Magistrate Judge
678-493-6583

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Judges|PartTime Associate Judges

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Hon. Nancy Diane Carson

Associate Magistrate from November 19, 2004 – present.

Education and Credentials:

Bar Admissions: Georgia, 1997.

Law School: Georgia State University, J.D. 1997.

Law Practice: Judge Carson is a Partner with Carson & Ruskell Attorneys in Woodstock, Georgia. She was an Assistant Solicitor for Cherokee County from 1998 through 2001.

Hon. Konrad G.W. Zielger

Associate Magistrate from July 24, 2012 – present.

Education and Credentials:

Bar Admissions: All trial and appellate courts in Georgia, 2006. United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Law School: Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law – J.D., 2006.

Law Practice: Lee & Ziegler, LLP in Canton, Georgia

Hon. Eric A. Ballinger

Associate Magistrate from September 28, 2016 – present.

Education and Credentials:

Bar Admissions: Georgia, 1993.

Law School: John Marshall Law School.

Law Practice: The Law Office of Eric A. Ballinger, LLM ,PC.

Hon. Jack M. "Trey" Goodwin, III

Associate Magistrate from November 22, 2016 – present.

Education and Credentials:

Bar Admissions: Georgia, 2012.

Law School: Oklahoma City University.

Law Practice: Jack M. Goodwin, III, P.C.

Hon. June G. Sullenger

Associate Magistrate from November 20, 2020 – present.

Education and Credentials:

Bar Admissions:

- Georgia 2007 - present

- Michigan 2000 - present

Law School: Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan J.D. 2000

Law Practice: Judge Sullenger has been the principal of Sullenger Law in Woodstock, Georgia, from 2017 - present. From 2008 to 2017, she was a Assistant Solicitor for the Office of the Cherokee County Solicitor's Office.

Hon. Andrew T. Smith

Associate Magistrate from December 16, 2022 – present.

Education and Credentials:

Bar Admissions:

- Georgia 2012 - present

Law School: Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law, J.D.

Law Practice: Smith Legal PC, Associate Attorney at Flint, Connolly & Walker, LLP

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