Office of Child Attorney


Performance Report


Coy Johnson Jr. 
The mission of the Office of the Child Attorney is to zealously and effectively advocate for the legal rights and protections of child clients alleged to be abused and/or neglected throughout the entire deprivation process in Fulton County’s Juvenile Court.

Performance Measures

Measure
Priority Area:  All People are Safe
Objective: The County's public safety system responds in a timely manner
Goal: Number of open cases/clients
Target: 880 cases
Comments:
Measure
Priority Area:  All People are Safe
Objective: Residents feel safer in their community
Goal: Percentage of open cases that were closed
Target: 15%
Comments:
Measure
Priority Area:  All People are Safe
Objective: Residents feel safer in their community
Goal: Percentage of cases closed for which the child achieved permanency within 2 years of case being opened
Target: 85%
Comments:
Measure
Priority Area:  All People are Safe
Objective: Residents feel safer in their community
Goal: Percentage of Juvenile Court judges who feel that the quality of representation provided by the County's Office of Child Attorney is “Excellent” or “Very Good” 
Target: 80%
Comments:
Total Obligations* vs Budget, Operations and Personnel
Department
Total Obligations* vs Budget
Programs
* Total obligations are the sum of expenditures and encumbrances.