Not only does Probate Court Judge Keith Wood issue marriage and firearms licenses, he presides over matters such as wills, estates and temporary guardianships of minors and incapacitated adults. John D. Cline is the court's associate judge.
The Justice Center houses the jury assembly room, deeds records room and superior court clerk on the ground floor; state court rooms, magistrate court offices and the state court clerk's office on the first floor; the Cherokee County Law Library, juvenile court, superior court rooms and pre-trial services on the second floor; probate court, the grand jury room, and the offices of the juvenile court clerk and the district attorney on the third floor.