Library Closure
Due to a power outage, Fulton County’s Washington Park Library will be closed for the remainder of the day. At this time, it is expected that the library will reopen on Saturday, December 9 for regular operating hours.
Due to a power outage, Fulton County’s Washington Park Library will be closed for the remainder of the day. At this time, it is expected that the library will reopen on Saturday, December 9 for regular operating hours.
Represents the client at their Initial Appearance Hearing held within 24 hours of their arrival at the Fulton County Jail. The hearings are held to determine probable cause and to consider bonds. All-Purpose and Preliminary Hearings are held fourteen (14) days later. The same attorney handles cases from arrest to disposition in nine weeks.
Fulton County has three accountability courts, which are special programs designed to meet the underlying needs of certain classes of clients: Drug Court; Behavioral Health Court; and Veterans Court. The Office of the Public Defender has lawyers who specialize in helping clients assigned to each of these programs.