Judge Melanie M. Bell

Melanie received a Bachelor of Arts in History and Sociology from Duke University and a law degree from Mercer University - Walter F. George School of Law.

Melanie worked as a chief assistant attorney and assistant attorney with the Alcovy Judicial Circuit. She also worked as a law clerk.

Melanie McCrorey Bell currently serves as Probate Court Judge in Newton County. She was first elected in 2016 and has served two terms in this position. She also serves as the Chief Magistrate of Newton County.

As a prosecutor, she specialized in crimes against women and children and major felonies.

Named Outstanding Probate Judge of the Year by the Council of Probate Court Judges of Georgia in 2021.

- As a prosecutor, she specialized in crimes against women and children and major felonies.
- Named Outstanding Probate Judge of the Year by the Council of Probate Court Judges of Georgia in 2021.

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Supports increased opportunities for citizens to renew weapons carry licenses.

- Supports increased opportunities for citizens to renew weapons carry licenses.

Judicial Administration

As of June 21, 2025, Melanie McCrorey Bell did not have a website or any information online.

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Melanie McCrorey Bell

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. 