Holmes named Cobb magistrate judge

Joyette Holmes, an assistant district attorney in Cobb, is the county’s new chief magistrate judge. Holmes, who is the first African American to hold the Cobb Judicial Circuit post, has also worked as a prosecutor in the Cobb Solicitor’s office. Cobb Superior Court judges on Monday appointed Holmes to fill the position after Frank Cox retired as chief magistrate in February.

Cox stepped down after complaints were filed against him with the Judicial Qualifications Commission.