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Cortney got a degree in journalism for the University of Georgia and a law degree from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.  She lives in Lincolnton, Georgia

Cortney is currently an attorney at Cortney R. Elam Law. She has previously worked as a staff attorney for the Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee and an adjunct professor for Golf Academy of America.

Cortney R. Elam was the Dougherty County District Attorney for 2 years. In 2018, she was also chairperson of the Lincoln County Development Authority and a member of the Workforce Development Board Of Directors for the Lincoln County GA Chamber of Commerce. 

- Started her own law firm in 2019.
- Works in bankruptcy law.

Legal Experience

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Supports "assisting individuals with restricting and sealing (expungment) of their criminal records."

- Supports "assisting individuals with restricting and sealing (expungment) of their criminal records."

Judicial Administration

As of June 16, 2025, Cortney R. Elam did not have a website or any information online.

Ethics & Conduct

Supports virtual tutoring for high schoolers in Lincoln County.

- Supports virtual tutoring for high schoolers in Lincoln County.

Community Involvement

Cortney R. Elam

As of July 25, 2024, Leighton Edwin Taylor did not have a website or any information online.

Lincoln County Probate - January 11, 2024 - Retirement of Judge Moss & Swearing in for Judge Taylor

Leighton Edwin Taylor is currently the Probate Court Judge in Lincoln County. He was appointed to this position on January 11, 2024. 

As of June 16, 2025, Leighton Edwin Taylor did not have a website or any information online.

Plans to "continue to strive...to be the person that people can respect and to serve the people with the best from my ability every day."

- Plans to "continue to strive...to be the person that people can respect and to serve the people with the best from my ability every day."

Leighton Edwin Taylor

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. 