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Crystal Denise Harmon Elected to Judgeship in Savannah, Georgia

“I am informing you that I was elected as Judge in the Recorder’s Court of Chatham County in Savannah, Georgia. The election was May 21, 2024. I take office January 2025. Currently, I’m the Chief Judge in Garden City, Georgia and Pro Tem Judge in the Recorder’s Court of Chatham County.” 

Judge Crystal Denise Harmon 

BIO 

Judge Crystal Denise Harmon was born and raised in the state of Florida and attended The University of Central Florida. Later in the Spring of 2009, she obtained her law degree from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University College of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Georgia and Florida.  

Before residing in Chatham County, Georgia, Harmon served as a domestic violence prosecutor for the Dougherty County District Attorney’s Office in Albany, Georgia. While there she prosecuted misdemeanor and felony cases. After relocating to Chatham County, Harmon worked at the Chatham County District Attorney’s Office, where she initially served as the prosecutor for Recorder’s Court and then began prosecuting felony cases in Chatham County Superior Court. 

Harmon opened her private law practice in 2017. In addition to maintaining private practice, she served as the Solicitor for the City of Port Wentworth Municipal Court and the Public Defender for the Municipal Court in both Garden City and the City of Pooler. She also served as a federal court-appointed attorney for matters in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.  

In 2022, Judge Harmon was appointed as Associate Judge in the Garden City Municipal Court. She currently serves as the Chief Judge. Judge Harmon also serves as a Pro-Tem Judge in the Recorder’s Court of Chatham County, and City of Pooler Municipal Court. On May 21, 2024, Judge Harmon was elected to the Recorder’s Court of Chatham County. Her term begins January 2025.  

Judge Harmon resides in Pooler. She has been a resident of Chatham County since 2014 and is a member of the historic First Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church. Judge Harmon is a proud Rattler, former adjunct instructor at Savannah Technical College, a member of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys and the Port City Bar Association.  

 

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