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# Christy Carroll Balbo

Bryan County Juvenile Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Bryan 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/58af01d5ce9168f520c4cf07/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01d5ce9168f520c4cf07/)
- [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/58af01d5ce9168f520c4cf07/)

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## Biography

### 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.