Padgett sworn in as interim probate judge

Judge Alice Wheatley Padgett

Padgett holds a bachelor's degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a law degree from the Georgia State University College of Law. She is married to her husband, Wade. 

Padgett served as an attorney and a public defender. 

Alice Wheatley Padgett

Alice Wheatley Padgett is the Probate Court Judge in Columbia County. She was appointed as interim Probate Court Judge in Columbia County in 2011, and was re-elected in the general election in 2016. 

Specializes in family law, domestic relations, adoptions, and real estate matters as a practitioner for her own private practice. 

Has experience as a former Traffic Court public defender.

Received a Juris Doctor from Georgia State University College of Law in 1990.

- Specializes in family law, domestic relations, adoptions, and real estate matters as a practitioner for her own private practice. 
- Has experience as a former Traffic Court public defender.
- Received a Juris Doctor from Georgia State University College of Law in 1990.

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As of July 25, 2024, Alice Wheatley Padgett did not have a website or any information online.

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Probate court judges are a type of judge in Georgia who decides a type of civil court cases called a "probate" case. Probate cases can be many things, like cases about people's wills, appointing guardians to children or the elderly, and managing estates. Probate court judges also sometimes decide whether to give out marriage licenses and gun licenses, and they can also decide traffic cases. 

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