Judge Patricia Stone

A senior judge with experience in the Georgia Juvenile Courts, Judge Patricia Stone maintains responsibilities with Miles Mediation and Arbitration Services in Savannah as a mediator and arbitrator. In this role, Judge Patricia Stone draws on her training as a registered neutral with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution to help resolve construction, personal injury, corporate and domestic litigation matters.

Previously, she served as juvenile court judge with the Chatham County Juvenile Court of the Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia from 2003 to 2015. She also created and presided over the Chatham County Family Dependency Treatment Court, which has earned recognition as a Model Peer Learning Court and of the top 5 programs nationwide. Further, the court has been honored with awards from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, NPC Research, and television station WJCL.

Before beginning her career, Judge Patricia Stone procured a BA in speech communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Subsequently, she completed a JD at the Mercer University School of Law, where in acknowledgement of her academic achievements and leadership she garnered the Outstanding Law Student Award.