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Tenant-Landlord Assistance Coalition (TLAC)
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Tenant-Landlord Assistance Coalition (TLAC)
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TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDERSYou can apply for a Temporary Protective Order Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Log onto www.dksuperiorclerk.com/tpo/ for forms and step by step instructions. Contact Womens Resource Center at (404) 370-7670 or Tapestri at (404) 299-2185 for assistance.
CAUTION: The process requires the use of an email address. Your safety may be compromised if someone else has access to your email account. Please contact the Women's Resource Center or Tapestri if you have concerns BEFORE starting this process.
CAUTION: The process requires the use of an email address. Your safety may be compromised if someone else has access to your email account. Please contact the Women's Resource Center or Tapestri if you have concerns BEFORE starting this process.
ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTIONThe Online Dispute Resolution (“ODR”) program enables persons with small claims cases to settle their matters using their smartphone, tablet, or computer. The Court is partnering with Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School to provide this user-friendly program.
Click here to learn more about our new Online Dispute Resolution Program
Go To The Online Dispute Resolution Program
Welcome, I am Chief Magistrate Court Judge Berryl A. Anderson (view bio | outreach) and I want to thank you for visiting our website. The DeKalb Magistrate Court 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.”
We hope you will find useful information on a variety of court-related matters on the DeKalb County Magistrate Court System website. I encourage you to browse our topics for more details on the types of cases under the Magistrate Court’s jurisdiction. For additional information, please visit our “FAQ” section. If you are visually impaired, the website has been tested with current screen readers and you can adjust the size of the text at the bottom of each page. For our diverse DeKalb County community, you can select what language you want the website to display in by selecting the country in the bottom right corner of the web page you are on but it will default to the language of your browser.
Important Numbers & Information
Civil Matters
DeKalb County Courthouse
556 N. McDonough Street Room 230
Decatur, GA 30030
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404-371-2261
8:30 am until 5:00pm
Monday through Friday
Except Holidays
Pretrial Services
556 N. McDonough Street Room 120
Decatur, GA 30030
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404-371-3025
8:30 am until 5:00pm
Monday through Friday
Except Holidays
Criminal Matters
3630 Camp Circle
Decatur, Georgia 30032
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404-294-2150
Seven (7) days a week
Mon-Fri: 8:30 a.m. to 12 midnight
Sat-Sun: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.;
6 p.m. to 12 midnight
(For holiday hours, please contact the court)
Ordinance Matters
3630 Camp Circle Courtroom E
Decatur, GA 30032
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470-542-9485
8:30am – 4:30pm Monday-Friday
Except Holidays
Magistrate Court Live Stream Channels
DeKalb Magistrate Court Divisions
Meet Our Judges

Rhathelia Stroud
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law
Became a Magistrate: December, 2008

Law School: Emory Law School
Became a Magistrate: May, 2015

Law School: Georgia State University College of Law
Became a Magistrate: December, 2012

Law School: Georgia State College of Law
Became a Magistrate: May, 2015

Law School: Southern University Law Center
Became a Magistrate: December, 2004

Law School: Howard University School of Law School
Became a Magistrate: October, 2020

Law School: Emory Law School
Became a Magistrate: May, 2015

Law School: Florida State University College of Law
Became a Magistrate: October, 2010

Law School: Emory Law School
Became a Magistrate: May, 2018

Law School: Georgia State University
Became a Magistrate: May, 2018

Law School: Georgia State University
Became a Magistrate: December 2012

Law School: Saint Louis University
Became a Magistrate: April, 2019

Law School: University of Mississippi
Became a Magistrate: April, 2019

Law School: North Carolina Central University School of Law
Became a Magistrate: January, 2020

Law School: Georgia State University
Became a Magistrate: November, 2019

Law School: Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Became a Magistrate: August, 2021

Law School: Emory University School of Law
Became a Magistrate: October, 2021

Law School: The University of Georgia School of Law
Became a Magistrate: October, 2021

Law School: Walter F. George School of Law
Became a Magistrate: April, 1997

Law School: John Marshall Law School
Became a Magistrate: May, 1985

Law School: Emory University School of Law
Became a Magistrate: May, 1985

Law School: Woodrow Wilson College of Law
Became a Magistrate: July, 1983

Law School: Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University
Became a Magistrate: May, 1985

Law School: Georgia State University College of Law
Became a Magistrate: September, 2022

Law School: Emory University School of Law
Became a Magistrate: September, 2022

Law School: Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Became a Magistrate: September, 2022

Law School: John Marshall Law School
Became a Magistrate: September, 2022

Law School: Walter F. George* *School of Law at Mercer University
Became a Magistrate: September, 2022