The Office of Court Administration was established to manage the planning, business functions and support operations for the Superior Court Judicial Divisions. This includes responsibility for budgeting and accounting, personnel administration, resource, systems and facilities management as well as court program development and supervision for the Superior Court.
Areas of responsibility which fall under the Court Administrator’s office include public information officers who assist over 175,000 citizens annually, scheduling of interpreters for non-English speaking and hearing impaired parties, coordination of the court mandated Seminar for Divorcing Parents, supervision and administrative support of the Jury management services for the DeKalb Courts, the Family Law Information Center and the Drug Court program. The Court Administrator’s Office also provides administrative support for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Trust Fund and the Law Library Trust Fund Boards.
Courthouse tours, use of courtrooms for mock trial competitions, and courtroom observations for visiting dignitaries are scheduled and coordinated through the Office of Court Administration.
Agency-specific information:
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.