Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Kelly Lee Ellerbe has a bachelor's degree in management information systems from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business and a law degree from the University of Georgia. She is married and lives in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia and is active in her local church. 

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Kelly currently serves as Georgia's 5th Superior Court Judge in the Atlanta Circuit. She was first elected in 2010 and is serving her second term. 

Kelly previously worked as a private practice attorney. She owned her own practice and worked in business litigation as a partner at Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge, & Rice. 

As superior court judge, oversees cases involving criminal felonies, the administration of wills and estates, evictions of renters, and divorce proceedings, and exercises authority to review and correct the rulings of lower courts.

As a private practice attorney, researched, drafted, and filed legal documents, and provided defense and counsel to clients, specializing in civil litigation, including business litigation.

- As superior court judge, oversees cases involving criminal felonies, the administration of wills and estates, evictions of renters, and divorce proceedings, and exercises authority to review and correct the rulings of lower courts.
- As a private practice attorney, researched, drafted, and filed legal documents, and provided defense and counsel to clients, specializing in civil litigation, including business litigation.

Legal Experience

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Ethics & Conduct

Judicial Administration

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Believes in interpreting and applying legal texts, such as the Constitution or statutes, as they are written.

- Believes in interpreting and applying legal texts, such as the Constitution or statutes, as they are written.

Judicial Philosophy

Community Involvement

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- As a private practice attorney, researched, drafted, and filed legal documents, and provided defense and counsel to clients, specializing in civil litigation, including business litigation.

- 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. 