Fulton County Magistrate Judges Presented for 2019 Term
Fulton County Magistrate Judges Presented for 2019 Term
September 06, 2019
In a ceremony at Fulton County Government’s Assembly Hall, the Judges for the Fulton County Magistrate Court were presented for the term beginning in 2019 and concluding in 2022. The celebration, emceed by WABE-FM’s Lisa Rayam with WAOK-AM’s Rashad Richey serving as keynote speaker, acknowledges the start of a term for these jurists before they preside over a variety of cases in Fulton County Magistrate Court.
Civil cases handled by magistrates include abandoned motor vehicles, dispossessory (landlord-tenant) actions, small claims, garnishments, weddings/marriages, personal property foreclosure. The criminal division handles matters such as warrant applications, first appearance hearings, preliminary hearings and child abandonment warrant applications. The Fulton County Magistrates also provide judicial assistance as requested by the Superior and State Courts. Magistrate Judges are appointed by Chief Magistrate Judge Cassandra Kirk and confirmed by the Superior and State Court bench.
Civil cases handled by magistrates include abandoned motor vehicles, dispossessory (landlord-tenant) actions, small claims, garnishments, weddings/marriages, personal property foreclosure. The criminal division handles matters such as warrant applications, first appearance hearings, preliminary hearings and child abandonment warrant applications. The Fulton County Magistrates also provide judicial assistance as requested by the Superior and State Courts. Magistrate Judges are appointed by Chief Magistrate Judge Cassandra Kirk and confirmed by the Superior and State Court bench.
Fulton County Magistrate Judges (pictured left to right) Front row: Hannah Chung, Linda Borsky, Ashley Osby, Chief Judge Cassandra Kirk, Robbin Shipp, Rashida Oliver, Melynee Leftridge, John DeFoor, and John Kevin Franks; Back row: Reggie Williams, Todd Ashley, Kimberly Charles, Robert David Wolf, Arnett W. Mumford, III, Jeffrey W. Frazier, Lilian Nash Caudle, and Harry J. Bowden (Judges not pictured: Chevelle Douglas, Chaka Douglas, Richard Hicks, Holly Hughes, Maureen Malone, Alexandra Manning, Michael Penn, Debbie-Ann Rickman, Vera June Starks)