The State Court of Fulton County was established by the Georgia legislature in 1913. Each of the ten judges who staff the bench is elected to four-year terms of office. State Court exercises limited jurisdiction over both civil and criminal matters.
The Civil Division of Fulton County State Court oversees the adjudication of certain civil matters, to include:
In a civil action, a Plaintiff is claiming that another party, Defendant, has caused harm when Defendant did not follow the terms of an agreement, such as:
The Criminal Division of Fulton County State Court oversees the prosecution of misdemeanor crimes, including traffic offenses, committed in Fulton County. A case is initiated in State Court when the Solicitor General accuses a citizen of a criminal or traffic offense by filing a document with the Clerk’s Office. A criminal case can be initiated for a variety of offenses, to include: