Judge Juanita Stedman: Biography & Judicial Service | KnowJudges

# Juanita Stedman
Senior Judge · [Cobb County Juvenile Court](/kyj/court/ga/cobb-county-juvenile-court)

## Judicial assignments
[Cobb Judicial Circuit](/kyj/court/ga/cobb-judicial-circuit)Senior Judge — circuit affiliation; court class unconfirmedThe official Senior Judges directory lists this circuit affiliation. A specific current assignment is not established. Senior judge available for assignment; this does not establish a current primary assignment.
Source checked October 15, 2026. [Roster source 1](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#home/directory-entries/58af021bce9168f520c4d881/) · [Roster source 2](https://us-api.knack.com/v1/pages/scene_1/views/view_5/records?rows_per_page=1000&page=1&filters=%7B%22match%22%3A+%22and%22%2C+%22rules%22%3A+%5B%7B%22field%22%3A+%22field_19%22%2C+%22operator%22%3A+%22is%22%2C+%22value%22%3A+%22Senior+Judges%22%7D%5D%7D)
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.

## Juanita Stedman at a glance
Current roleSenior Judge
Court[Cobb County Juvenile Court](/kyj/court/ga/cobb-county-juvenile-court)
Current assignment[Cobb County Juvenile Court](/kyj/court/ga/cobb-county-juvenile-court)
JurisdictionGeorgia · State
Judicial serviceActive

## Biography

### Professional career

- Juanita P. Stedman was a distinguished judge of the Cobb County Juvenile Court in Georgia, serving from 2000 until her retirement on June 30, 2016
- held the role of an administrative law judge for special education due process hearings statewide
- She was a former special education teacher and later an associate professor at Georgia State University

### Education


### Additional information

- Appointed by the Cobb County Superior Court judges in 2000, Stedman was credited with establishing and presiding over the Cobb County Family Treatment Court and the Cobb County Juvenile Drug Treatment Court, both recognized as model courts.
- Stedman was active in numerous organizations, including the Cobb County Bar Association, State Bar of Georgia, Georgia Council for Juvenile Court Judges, National Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and the Cobb Justice Foundation

## Sources

Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
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### Georgia Courts Directory
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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [GA judicial conduct Rule 2.8 — courtroom order and courtesy](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-966932b4143407baf629735a) — State judicial courts only; published Code version February 1, 2024. Shared decorum baseline; does not establish complete court-specific practice. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders. [Official source](https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Code-of-Judicial-Conduct-2024_02_01.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Georgia Uniform Juvenile Court Rules — motions and hearing procedure](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-6b838c6328c472284c4a0e2f) — Juvenile Courts only; source compilation December 4, 2025. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders. [Official source](https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/UNIFORM-JUVENILE-COURT-RULES-2025_12_04.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.