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# Christopher W. Yokom

Fulton County Juvenile Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Fulton 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/59ef33e76d4e524e475202e2/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/59ef33e76d4e524e475202e2/)
- [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/59ef33e76d4e524e475202e2/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Presiding Judge of the Fulton County Juvenile Court in Georgia, appointed in 2017 and serving as Presiding Judge since January 2020
- 2017 – Appointed as Associate Judge of Fulton County Juvenile Court
- Began his career in 1997 as a juvenile probation officer with Fulton County Juvenile Court, later holding various legal and administrative roles before his judicial appointment

### Education

- B.A. in Business Administration from Mercer University in 1986 and a J.D. from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in 1989.

### Additional information