The Magistrate Court of Dekalb County was created in 1983 and handles civil, criminal, and ordinance issues in DeKalb County, Georgia. DeKalb County Magistrate Court is a county court that is called the “people’s court.”
Civil Matters
Civil Court handles legal disputes that are not crimes and cases brought by a plaintiff (person, group, business, institution, or government body) against a defendant (person, group, business, institution, or government body).
Criminal Matters
The Criminal Court handles cases brought by the government against a defendant. These are: arrest warrants, search warrants, and first appearance/bond hearings.
Ordinance Matters
The Magistrate Court of DeKalb County Ordinance Division began handling DeKalb County Code of Ordinance violations on July 1, 2015.
The following offenses require a court appearance, and cannot be paid in advance of court:
Law Enforcement Ordinances
- Loitering for sex
- Loitering for drugs
- Disorderly conduct
- Public indecency
- Exposure of genitals
- Reckless operation of a motor vehicle in parking lot or walkway
- Creating a hazardous or offensive condition
Animal Control
- Neglect of animal
- Animal cruelty
- Dangerous animal
- Hazardous animal to be constrained or confined
- Animal abandonment
- Quarantine of biting dogs and cats
Code Enforcement
- All citations until further notice.
Judges
- Chief Judge Berryl A. Anderson
- Judge Mirna G. Andrews
- Judge Cinque M. Axam
- Judge Winston P. Bethel
- Judge Mary McCall Cash
- Judge Anna Davis
- Judge Joshua G. Davis
- Judge Roshanda Davis-Baugh
- Judge Tyler Edgerton
- Senior Judge Richard Foxworth
- Judge E. Ann Guerrant
- Judge September Guy
- Senior Judge Alan C. Harvey
- Judge DeNorris A. Heard
- Judge Claire Jason
- Judge W. Thompson Kemp III
- Judge Lynn Kleinrock
- Judge Christine A. Koehler
- Judge Hollie Manheimer
- Judge Matthew J. McCoyd
- Judge Shannon McNeal
- Judge Joyce Neal
- Senior Judge Albert R. Sacks
- Judge Sabrina Scott
- Judge Rhathelia Stroud
- Judge Abbie S. Taylor
- Judge Teri L. Thompson
- Judge Phyllis R. Williams
- Judge Tamara S. Williams
Location & Contact Information
556 N. McDonough Street
Decatur, GA 30030
Phone: 404-371-2261
