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# Roxanne Formey

Chatham County Juvenile Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Chatham 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/5e67a064932fc600155e7804/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5e67a064932fc600155e7804/)
- [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/5e67a064932fc600155e7804/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Roxanne E. Formey is a judge of the Chatham County Juvenile Court in Georgia, appointed in 2020, and also serves as the program judge for the Chatham County Juvenile Mental Health Court
- Judge Formey’s judicial and legal work reflects a focus on juvenile justice, human rights, and community service

### Education


### Additional information

- Joined the Chatham County Juvenile Court bench by the Superior Court of the Eastern Judicial Circuit on August 31, 2020, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of Hon. LeRoy Burke, III.
- One of four full-time juvenile court judges in the county, which covers Savannah and surrounding communities
- She has also been active in volunteer leadership roles, including with the Coastal Center for Developmental Services and the Georgia Statewide Human Trafficking Taskforce