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# Michelle LH Helhoski

Cherokee County State Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Cherokee County State 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/58af022ace9168f520c4da62/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af022ace9168f520c4da62/)
- [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/58af022ace9168f520c4da62/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Michelle Leigh Helhoski is a State Court Judge in Cherokee County, Georgia, serving Seat 2 until May 21, 2028, and is a candidate for re‐election in the 2024 Georgia Primary Election
- Office: Frank C. Mills, III Justice Center, 90 North Street, Suite 185, Canton, GA 30114
- As a judge for 12 years, has presided over 10,000+ cases and created Cherokee County’s Mental Health Court

### Education


### Additional information

- States she is an independent judge who decides cases on their individual facts and upholds the Constitution broadly