Akintunde Akinyele at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Lithonia Municipal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Akintunde Akinyele
Judge · Lithonia Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Akintunde “Tunde” Akinyele is a Chief Municipal Court Judge in Lithonia, GA, a designated judge in DeKalb County State Court, and a former senior prosecutor with over two decades of legal experience
Education
Additional information
- He resigned from the DA’s office in 2013 to start Akinyele Law Firm, LLC in Decatur, GA, practicing criminal defense, immigration, and personal injury law
- Assistant Solicitor-General before his DA role
- Designated Judge, DeKalb County Superior Court — handles criminal and civil trials
- Former judge in the City of Chamblee and hearing officer in the City of Clarkston
- Chief Municipal Court Judge, City of Lithonia — presides over municipal court cases on designated court days
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025
Lithonia Municipal Court
Municipal Court proceedings, including expressly stated civil/criminal limitations. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
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Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026
View Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗