The Hon. J. Kelly Brooks is a judge for the Waycross Judicial Circuit Superior Court in Georgia. He was appointed to the bench by former Governor Nathan Deal in 2015, filling a vacancy created by the passage of House Bill 742.
The Waycross Judicial Circuit is composed of Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware Counties.
Prior to his appointment, Brooks presided over the Charlton County State Court and the Hoboken Municipal Court. He was also a partner at Adams & Brooks, specializing in real property matters in Folkston.
Brooks earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Georgia Southern College in 1984. He then completed a J.D. at the University of Georgia School of Law in 1987.