Trellis, Judge Keith Wood Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Patch, Wood Seeks Re-Election To Probate Court Judge Seat

Keith is from Lithonia, Georgia, and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a law degree from Georgia State University College of Law. He resides in Woodstock with his wife and two daughters. He is a member of the Woodstock Presbyterian Church. 

Keith has experience as an associate working with the firm, Steven M. Campbell & Associates, P.C. 

Keith Wood is the Probate Court Judge in Cherokee County. He was elected to this position in 2008, and has served four terms. 

Received a Juris Doctor from Georgia State University College of Law in 1994.

Formed and directed training programs for probate judges and probate court clerks, and helped develop the Probate Judges’ Certification Program.

Assisted fellow Cherokee County judges in forming the county’s Mental Health Court, a program that aims to address criminal recidivism amongst those affected by mental illness.

- Received a Juris Doctor from Georgia State University College of Law in 1994.
- Formed and directed training programs for probate judges and probate court clerks, and helped develop the Probate Judges’ Certification Program.
- Assisted fellow Cherokee County judges in forming the county’s Mental Health Court, a program that aims to address criminal recidivism amongst those affected by mental illness.

Legal Experience

Created and led "training programs for other probate judges and probate court clerks."

- Created and led "training programs for other probate judges and probate court clerks."

Judicial Administration

As of March 19, 2024, Keith Wood did not have a website or any information online.

Ethics & Conduct

Member of the Council of Probate Court Judges, and previously served as former chair of the Probate Judges Training Council.

Member of the State Bar of Georgia, Blue Ridge Bar Association, Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, and South Cherokee Optimist Club.

Presents to public on topics in the probate court including the significance of estate planning, guardianship law, and mental health struggles in the courts.

- Member of the Council of Probate Court Judges, and previously served as former chair of the Probate Judges Training Council.
- Member of the State Bar of Georgia, Blue Ridge Bar Association, Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, and South Cherokee Optimist Club.
- Presents to public on topics in the probate court including the significance of estate planning, guardianship law, and mental health struggles in the courts.

Community Involvement

Keith Wood

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. 