Gordon County
Public Defenders Office

The Public Defender's Office, an independent agency within the judicial branch of state government, was created by the General Assembly in 2003 and was appropriated state funding during a 2004 special session to deliver indigent defense services to all of the 49 judicial circuits within the state. The Public Defender for the Cherokee Judicial Circuit that consists of Bartow and Gordon Counties is appointed by a five member circuit panel. The Public Defender and the staff is responsible for providing constitutionally mandated effective legal counsel to indigent persons who are incapable of hiring their own attorneys and are accused of criminal offenses in Superior Court.

Gordon County Public Defenders Office
Christopher G. Paul, Circuit Defender
100 Boston Road Calhoun, GA 30701
Phone: 706-879-2160 - Fax: 706-879-2161

Office Hours
Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Relative Links:
Instructions  |  Application (2 Pages)  |  Application Fee Notice  |  Affidavit of Indigency