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# Vincent C. Crawford

DeKalb County Juvenile Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: DeKalb County Juvenile Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Chief 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/58af01d9ce9168f520c4cf9f/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01d9ce9168f520c4cf9f/)
- [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/58af01d9ce9168f520c4cf9f/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Long‐time judge on the DeKalb County Juvenile Court in Georgia, serving since 2006, and previously as Chief Judge from 2018–2022
- Mar 24, 2006: Appointed Juvenile Court Judge, DeKalb County
- Feb 27, 2005: Appointed Associate Magistrate Judge, DeKalb County Magistrate Court
- Judge Crawford is a native of Savannah, Georgia, and a 1987 cum laude graduate in Political Science and Government from Florida A&M University
- Judge Crawford continues to preside over juvenile cases in DeKalb County, Georgia, and is listed as an Associate Judge in the DeKalb County District Attorney’s judicial directory

### Education

- Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law — J.D. (1990)

### Additional information

- He also held the role of Chairman of the Georgia Supreme Court’s Juvenile Court Improvement Initiative for seven years