556 N. McDonough Street

Decatur, Georgia 30030

404-371-4901

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Parking Instructions

Parking is available in the deck behind the Courthouse for a flat fee of $6.00

For individuals summoned for jury service: Free parking is available in downtown Decatur in the parking deck located at 125 West Trinity Place (attached to the rear of the Courthouse). If you park in any other parking garage, you are in the wrong place. Handicap parking is available on all levels of the parking deck, near the elevators, with the exception of the 2nd and 3rd levels. There is one elevator in the parking deck, located in the stairwell adjacent to the handicapped parking spaces.

The handicap entrance is located on the basement level of the courthouse (use the employee entrance).

NOTE: The parking deck cannot accommodate oversized vehicles. You should not park in the Chick-Fil-A parking lot (you will be towed), nor should you park in the paid parking spots directly in front of the Courthouse.

MARTA: (itsmarta.com) Decatur is on the blue line, located below Decatur’s public square. A bus loop is on the west side of the station. Decatur Square is an active area with popular dining, and shopping outside the station entrance. DeKalb County Clerk of Superior Court, Magistrate Court of DeKalb County and Decatur City Hall are next door. Agnes Scott college has a shuttle pick-up for their students and faculty.

DeKalb County Judicial Operations

Agency-specific information:

Notice to the bar and citizens:

A criminal case in the DeKalb Superior Court (DeKalb Judicial Circuit) is not assigned to a specific Judge until the District Attorney makes a decision to bring charges in the case.
Charges in a criminal case in Superior Court proceed by way of an indictment returned by the Grand Jury or by way of an accusation drawn by the District Attorney. When the indictment or accusation is filed with the Clerk of Superior Court, the case is then assigned to one of ten Superior Court Judges.
Prior to a case being filed, the case is “unindicted” and identified with a “D” number. It is not assigned to a specific Superior Court Judge.
All questions regarding “D” number cases should therefore be directed to the District Attorney’s office.