Judge Layla H. Zon
Office Address:
Judge Horace J. Johnson, Jr. Judicial Center
1132 Usher Street, Room 208
Covington, GA 30014
Contacts:
Kristi Bradford, Judicial Assistant
Phone: (770) 784-2180 Fax: (770) 788-3770
Law Clerk:
Email: judge3@co.newton.ga.us
Court Reporter
Kelly O. Fryer:
Email: kellyofryerccr@gmail.com
Calendars
Effective July 1, 2025, the Alcovy Circuit Superior Court Judges (Newton and Walton Counties) will no longer have a court reporter present for civil calendars. Anyone desiring to have a civil matter taken down will be responsible for contacting the court reporter and making arrangements. There is a statutory per diem fee of $190.08 for 8 hours, which must be paid to the court reporter, as well as the actual cost of take-down. The per diem fee is divided among the number of cases for which take-down has been requested on any given day.
Requests for Judge Zon’s official court reporter must be made at least 5 business days in advance. Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours in advance; cancellations for a Monday calendar must be made by the preceding Thursday. Failure to cancel on time may result in a cancellation fee of $100.00 if no other parties on the calendar have made arrangements for the court reporter’s presence.
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You must have permission IN ADVANCE from Judge Layla H. Zon, or the District Attorney’s office, to use the Zoom link. Contact Kristi Bradford, Judicial Assistant for Judge Zon, for civil hearings. Contact the District Attorney and/or Assistant District Attorney assigned to the case, for criminal hearings.