Douglas County Gets New Juvenile Judge

DOUGLASVILLE, GA - After recently being appointed chief juvenile judge in Douglas County, Michelle G. Harrison has appointed someone to fill her former position.

Talia J. Nurse will become the county's associate juvenile judge effective Jan. 1, 2020.

Nurse is a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens, and Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. After five years of practice in commercial litigation, Nurse opened the Law Office of Talia J. Nurse, LLC in Douglasville in 2009.

In 2013, Nurse began representing parents and children in juvenile court-appointed cases under the Juvenile Public Defenders Office; and most recently as an independent contract attorney.

In addition, Nurse serves as a Child Welfare Law Specialist certified through the National Association of Counsel of Children and has received training on the complexities of child development and family dynamics.

"Families are our community's most valuable resource,” Nurse said in a release. “I am honored and humbled to serve Douglas County as the new Associate Judge and look forward to implementing best practices to produce successful outcomes for our youth and their families."

Nurse and her husband, Earl, have lived in Douglas County for 15 years and have two children.