Bedelia C. Hargrove at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- DeKalb County Probate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Bedelia C. Hargrove
Judge · DeKalb County Probate Court
Biography
Professional career
- The Chief Judge of the DeKalb County Probate Court in Georgia, appointed in 2017 and re‐elected in 2024, making history as the first African‐American to hold the post in DeKalb County
- Official site: DeKalb County Probate Court – Judge Bedelia C. Hargrove DeKalb County Probate
Education
Additional information
- Born in New Jersey and raised in Pennsylvania, Hargrove has lived in Atlanta since 1992
- She also founded Hargrove Law Firm in 2003, specializing in fiduciary litigation, probate, estate planning, personal injury, wrongful death, and general civil litigation
- Hargrove is a member of the Georgia Council of Probate Court Judges, Constitutional Officers Association of Georgia, DeKalb Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association, Gate City Bar Association, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, DeKalb Lawyers Association, DeKalb Estate Planning Group, and the DeKalb Branch of the NAACP.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Georgia Probate Court Rule 11 — virtual proceedings
DeKalb County Probate Court
Georgia Probate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026
View Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗