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Effective January 2, 2021, Magistrate Court e-filing fees are changed to a one-time flat fee of $14 per case per party. This change applies to all newly filed as well as existing cases.
Magistrate Court's jurisdiction encompasses civil claims of $15,000 or less, county ordinance violations, applications for and issuance of arrest and search warrants, preliminary hearings, dispossessory writs, and distress warrants. No jury trials are held in this court. Appeals from decisions in landlord, tenant and civil cases are made to the Superior and State courts.
Chief Magistrate
Kristina Hammer Blum
Clerk's Civil Office Clerk, Gwinnett County Magistrate Court Civil Division P.O. Box 246 Lawrenceville, GA 30046-0246 (770)-822-8100 |
Clerk's Criminal Office Clerk, Gwinnett County Magistrate Court Criminal Division P.O. Box 344 Lawrenceville, GA 30046-0344 (770)-619-6720 |
Judge Civil Division Gwinnett County Magistrate Court Civil Division 75 Langley Drive Lawrenceville, GA 30046-6935 (770)-822-8088 |
Judge Criminal Division Gwinnett County Magistrate Court Criminal Division 2900 University Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30043 (770)-619-6700 |
Magistrate Judges & Staff
- Chief Magistrate Judge Kristina Hammer Blum
- Judge William F. Brogdon
- Judge Gene Cantrell
- Judge Jennifer Mann
- Judge Bob Mitchum
- Judge Bert Norton
- Judge Laura Tate
- Judge Robert D. Walker Jr.
- Judge Ken Parker
- Judge Kimberly A. Gallant
- Judge Phyllis Russell
- Judge John K. Ireland
- Judge Deepak Jeyaram
- Judge Jammie Taire
- Judge Jon W. Setzer
- Judge Regina J. Matthews
- Judge Anna W. Pearce
- Judge Rahn L. Gatewood
- Judge Michelle E. West
- Judge Miriam Arnold-Johnson
- Senior Judge James R. Argo Jr.
- Senior Judge Valeria Elbaz Head
- Senior Judge Keith Miles
Magistrate Administration
Court Administrator :
Philip M Boudewyns
Clerk of Magistrate Court :
Tiana P. Garner