The Hon. Stephen D. Ott is the Presiding Judge of the Griffin Judicial Circuit Juvenile Court in Georgia. He was appointed to the bench in 2018.
Prior to his appointment, Ott was a judge for the Peachtree City Municipal Court, a position to which he was selected in 2006. He also spent time as a sole practitioner in his own private practice, where he specialized in contract and injury claims (2001 to 2018).
Ott earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Mercer University in 1989. He then completed a J.D. at Georgia State University College of Law in 1992. He is admitted to practice in Georgia (1992) and the United States Supreme Court (1992).
His memberships have included the Fayette County Bar Association. He is also actively involved with Kiwanis International, the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce, and the Pike County Chamber of Commerce. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Fayette County YMCA, the Fayette County Council on Domestic Violence, and the American Cancer Society.