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# Che Young

Bibb County Juvenile Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Bibb County Juvenile Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### electronic devices and recording

Scope: 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.

Evidence excerpt: Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court Rules

[Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/60758649765fae001b945682/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/60758649765fae001b945682/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/60758649765fae001b945682/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Her appointment in 2025 marked a historic milestone, as no new judge had been appointed to the circuit’s juvenile bench in nearly 25 years
- Chéferre L. Young is the first woman and first African American/Black person to serve as Chief Juvenile Court Judge for the Macon Judicial Circuit, appointed on February 1, 2025
- Private Practice — Law Office of Ché Young (2009–2012)
- Judge Young emphasizes trauma‐informed justice, combining accountability with empathy
- Judge Young leads the Juvenile Court for Bibb, Peach, and Crawford Counties in Georgia

### Education


### Additional information

- Juvenile Division Work — Before becoming a judge, she worked closely with at-risk youth, recognizing the link between trauma and juvenile delinquency
- She has said that understanding the lived experiences of those in court helps her and her staff approach cases with compassion, and she advocates for expanding access to resources and community support