Library Closure
The Cleveland Avenue Library located at 47 Cleveland Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30315 is currently closed. A re-opening date will be provided when available. Click here for additional library branches.
The Cleveland Avenue Library located at 47 Cleveland Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30315 is currently closed. A re-opening date will be provided when available. Click here for additional library branches.
Represents the client at their Initial Appearance Hearing held within 24 hours of their arrival at the Fulton County Jail. The hearings are held to determine probable cause and to consider bonds. All-Purpose and Preliminary Hearings are held fourteen (14) days later. The same attorney handles cases from arrest to disposition in nine weeks.
Fulton County has three accountability courts, which are special programs designed to meet the underlying needs of certain classes of clients: Drug Court; Behavioral Health Court; and Veterans Court. The Office of the Public Defender has lawyers who specialize in helping clients assigned to each of these programs.