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# Keith B. Johnson

Columbia County Juvenile Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Columbia 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/67a2a3e37a5381031aec4eb2/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/67a2a3e37a5381031aec4eb2/)
- [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/67a2a3e37a5381031aec4eb2/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- In 2020, he became the first African American Chief Judge of the Augusta Judicial Circuit Juvenile Judge
- Appointed by the Judges of the Augusta Judicial Circuit to serve as an Associate Juvenile Court Judge at the age of 30
- Nationally recognized criminal defense attorney based in Augusta, Georgia

### Education

- Michigan State University College of Law — Notes and Comments Editor, Michigan State Journal of Gender Law — J.D. (2008)
- in History, Furman University — football scholarship, two Southern Conference Championship teams — B.A. (2005)

### Additional information

- Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorney, National Trial Lawyers Association (2017–2025)
- Johnson made history as the first Black male president of the Augusta Bar Association (founded 1895)
- Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Law