Judge Maureen Wood has served as the Rockdale County Juvenile Court Judge since 2016. An Alumni of Spelman College she obtained her Juris Doctorate from the University of Tennessee College of Law. Judge Wood is a Child Welfare Law Specialists in the state of Georgia. She is committed to ensuring that all children and families who come through her Court have access to the resources they need for success. Since taking the bench in 2016, Judge Wood implemented two additional Accountability Courts (Family Treatment Court and Mental Health Resource Court), she also revamped the Court’s CHINS protocol and started the Project GLOW girls’ group. Additionally, the Youth IMPACT Center (formerly known as the Evening Reporting Center) now houses a day program that provides daily supervision and educational instruction to suspended and expelled youth, as well as an evening program that offers supervision, life skills, and tutoring. The evening program also delivers a range of evidence-based programs, including RESHAPE, ART, and MRT. Judge Wood is dedicated to maintaining a youth-centered Court and ensures that all court staff receive training on implicit bias and the effects of trauma on adolescents.