As 18 new magistrate judges prepare to take the bench across the state in January, the Council of Magistrate Court Judges of Georgia is outlining the training it's offering to ensure its newcomers don ...

The chief magistrate judges of Haralson and Heard counties in West Georgia resigned this week amid state investigations of alleged wrongdoing. Both had just won reelection to four-year terms. Jason ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Chief Judge Cassandra Kirk of the Fulton County Magistrate Court is urging the Board of Commissioners to take immediate action to address significant funding disparities that are ...

Gov. Brian Kemp appointed Douglas County Chief Magistrate Judge Susan S. Camp to the county's State Court bench. Camp fills a new judgeships created by the passage of House Bill 1236 during the 2024 ...

Fulton County's magistrate court faces staffing shortages after COVID-related funding for support staff expired, reducing the workforce by more than half. Chief Magistrate Court Judge Cassandra Kirk ...