Christy Carroll Balbo

Professional career

• Previous: Judge, McIntosh County Juvenile Court
• Experienced jurist with a background in both public service and private legal practice, now serving in Georgia’s juvenile justice system
• Christy C. Balbo is the current judge of the Bryan County Juvenile Court in Georgia, also serving on the McIntosh County Juvenile Court
• Previously practiced at a civil litigation firm in Savannah and held the role of a civilian attorney with the Third Infantry Division Judge Advocate General’s Corps at Hunter Army Airfield

Education

Additional information

• She received the General’s Pot of Gold Award in 2004 for her work at Hunter Army Airfield
• focusing on cases involving minors and related matters
• Notably, she was among the first U.S. attorneys to trial a Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act matter in federal court and one of few to represent a juvenile in a criminal case before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
• Balbo has been active in organizations such as the Women’s Business Alliance of Richmond Hill, Richmond/Bryan County Chamber of Commerce, National Home Builder’s Association, Exchange Club of Richmond Hill (vice president), Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, and Fordham Alumni Association.