Charles E. Bailey at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- DeKalb County State Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Charles E. Bailey
Judge · DeKalb County State Court
Biography
Professional career
- His private practice experience spans domestic relations law, criminal defense, juvenile delinquency, workers’ compensation, personal injury, and wrongful death litigation
- He also worked with the Public Defender’s offices in DeKalb County (GA), Otsego County (NY), and Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County (TN)
- Immediately after law school, he held the position of a staff attorney and law clerk to the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Education
- Vanderbilt Law School — J.D.
- Vanderbilt University and is licensed to practice law in Georgia, Tennessee, and New York — J.D.
Additional information
- Initially appointed to Division B-10 on January 7, 2022, by Governor Brian Kemp to replace Kimberly Alexander and has since been appointed to Division A-4, running unopposed in the 2026 election cycle.
- In 2010, Judge Bailey became a registered neutral with the Georgia Commission of Dispute Resolution, specializing in general mediation, domestic relations mediation, arbitration, and domestic violence mediation.
- in law, Judge Bailey worked for a community mental health center providing intensive case management services to people with chronic and severe mental illness.
- Judge Charles E. Bailey currently serves in Division A-4 of the DeKalb County State Court.
- B.A
- He also worked for several years in the field of higher
- Before his judicial appointments, Judge Bailey served in multiple capacities, including the Municipal Court of the City of Decatur, the Traffic Division of the DeKalb County State Court, and the DeKalb County Recorder’s Court.
- He has held the role of an approved neutral for Superior Court ADR programs in DeKalb, Fulton, and Cobb counties.
- He is also active in community service, serving on the Ministry Board and Board of Trustees for Developmental Disabilities Ministries, Inc., and previously chaired the Oakhurst Recovery Program Board
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Sources
Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
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Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026
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