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Julie Adams Jacobs is a longtime resident of Cobb County, where she resides with her husband Chad and their two children. She received her bachelor's in political science from Georgia State University and her law degree from Emory University School of Law.

Julie was previously as the Deputy Attorney General, Section Chief of Business and Finance, the Senior Assistant Attorney General of Business and Finance, and the Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division at the State of Georgia Office of the Attorney General. She was also an intern with the United States Attorney's Office, a law clerk at Kaplan Family Law, and a law clerk at Shaw Industries.

Judge Julie Adams Jacobs was appointed to serve as a Superior Court Judge in Cobb County on August 15, 2022. 

Believes in extensive legal experience, highlighting a career start in the Criminal Division with over 200 bench trials and 40+ criminal appeals, including habeas corpus and murder cases, in Georgia's superior courts and Supreme Court.

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The candidate's website says, "Judge Jacobs subsequently served as the Section Chief of the Business and Finance Section where she handled contract dispute, procurement, banking, bankruptcy, securities, hospital acquisition, and business litigation matters."

She previously worked  in the Georgia Attorney General’s Office for almost 20 years where she conducted more than 200 bench trials in superior courts across Georgia and handled more than 40 criminal appeals.

As the Deputy Attorney General of the Commercial Transactions and Litigation Division, she managed more than 40 attorneys and was responsible for the management of the financial and property interests of state government.

- She previously worked  in the Georgia Attorney General’s Office for almost 20 years where she conducted more than 200 bench trials in superior courts across Georgia and handled more than 40 criminal appeals.
- As the Deputy Attorney General of the Commercial Transactions and Litigation Division, she managed more than 40 attorneys and was responsible for the management of the financial and property interests of state government.

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]Member of the Cobb Bar Association and the Atlanta Lawyers Club.

- ]Member of the Cobb Bar Association and the Atlanta Lawyers Club.

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Julie Jacobs

She is a member of the Cobb Bar Association and the Atlanta Lawyers Club.

- She is a member of the Cobb Bar Association and the Atlanta Lawyers Club.

Judge Julie Adams Jacobs is a longtime resident of Cobb County, where she resides with her husband Chad and their two children. She is a 2003 graduate of Emory University School of Law and received her B.A. in political science from Georgia State University. Information about the church she attends is not provided.

Judge Julie Adams Jacobs was appointed as a Superior Court Judge in Cobb County on August 15, 2022. She is a 2003 graduate of Emory University School of Law. Prior to her appointment, her previous professional roles are not specified.

Judge Julie Adams Jacobs was appointed to serve as a Superior Court Judge in Cobb County on August 15, 2022. Details regarding any committees she serves on or past political office runs are not provided in the given information.

- Georgia Superior Court Judges hear a wide range of criminal cases from petty theft and public drunkenness to murder. Some cases in front of the Georgia Superior Court involve the death penalty. 
- On the civil side, Superior Court Judges hear cases on divorce, titles to land, contract disputes, and premises liability. 
- Superior Court Judges are elected by judicial circuit. Each county surrounding Atlanta has its own judicial circuit, while rural judicial districts typically consist of multiple counties.
- Superior Court Judges are elected to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. The Governor can appoint Superior Court Judges when vacancies arise. 