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# Kelli Wolk

Cobb County Probate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Cobb County Probate 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/58af0214ce9168f520c4d776/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0214ce9168f520c4d776/)
- [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/58af0214ce9168f520c4d776/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Early 2000s – Served as Probate Litigation and Estate Planning Attorney for a Cobb County law firm
- 1999 – Began legal career as Law Clerk to Judge David Dodd at Cobb County Probate Court
- Judge Wolk leads the Cobb County Probate Court
- Judge Wolk’s tenure is marked by a focus on accessibility, transparency, and judicial efficiency, and she continues to advocate for improvements in the probate system through both court leadership and community engagement

### Education

- Georgia State University College of Law — J.D. (1999)
- in Communications (emphasis in Television Production) – Southwest Missouri State University — B.S.

### Additional information

- 2008 – Elected Chief Probate Judge; assumed role January 2009
- Leadership – Former President of the Probate Judges’ Council of Georgia; served on Executive, Legislative, and Rules & Forms Committees
- Boards of Leadership Cobb, LiveSafe Resources, and MUST ministries



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Georgia Probate Court Rule 11 — virtual proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-fd6e1558b530329a117d6f9d) — Georgia Probate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified. [Official source](https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Rule-11-Order_approved.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.