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# Kenya K. Johnson

Fulton County Probate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Fulton 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/602148f44b3f70001bc6d75b/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/602148f44b3f70001bc6d75b/)
- [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/602148f44b3f70001bc6d75b/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Kenya M. Johnson is the Chief Judge of Fulton County’s Probate Court in Georgia, elected in 2020 and re‐elected in 2024, known for her community‐focused probate reforms and youth violence prevention work
- She also held roles as Chief Deputy Solicitor and Chief Deputy District Attorney

### Education



### Additional information

- She has been recognized as Probate Judge of the Year (2023)
- Before becoming a judge, Johnson was a career prosecutor in Fulton County, serving over eight years as South Fulton Community Prosecutor.
- She led crime‐prevention initiatives, youth anti‐gun violence programs, and community outreach, reaching over 5,000 students in high schools.
- A graduate of Clark Atlanta University and Georgia State University College of Law, Johnson is a Silver Star member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
- She is active in professional organizations including the National Black Prosecutors Association, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, and Georgia Association of Women Lawyers
- received the Rising Star Award from the Probate Judges’ Council of Georgia



## 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.