Magistrates Court

Department Info

Magistrate Court's jurisdiction civil claims of $15,000.00 or less, county ordinance violations, applications for and issuance of arrest and search warrants, preliminary hearings, dispossessory writs. No jury trials are held in this court. Appeals from decisions in landlord, tenant and civil cases are made to the Superior and State Court.


Magistrate Judges & Administration

Sterling Wimberly, Chief Magistrate
Gloria Johnson, Magistrate
Emanuel Larkin, Jr., Magistrate
Clifford Carter, Jr., Magistrate
Cynthia D. Kelley, Deputy Clerk/Magistrate
Charlese Washington, Deputy Clerk
Lena Travis, Deputy Clerk

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