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# Allyson Pitts

Atlanta Municipal Court · Judge Pro Hac

## Profile

- Court: Atlanta Municipal Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge Pro Hac
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### electronic devices and recording

Scope: 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.

Evidence excerpt: Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court Rules

[Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/59788deb2e01e6534e341ed9/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/59788deb2e01e6534e341ed9/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/59788deb2e01e6534e341ed9/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Part-Time Judge, Fulton County Juvenile Court (2020–present)
- She has also been a Certified Mediator and held the role of a neutral third-party for the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution since 2017
- Associate Judge, City of East Point Municipal Court (2007–present)
- Judge Allyson R. Pitts is a seasoned Georgia jurist appointed in 2025 as a full-time judge of the City of Atlanta Municipal Court, bringing over 25 years of judicial and legal experience
- Chief Judge, City of Forest Park Municipal Court (2010–2014) — first African American woman in that role
- She is the court’s 10th judge and is recognized for her integrity, fairness, and leadership Atlanta, GA

### Education

- West Virginia University College of Law — J.D. (1995)
- in Biology — Wayne State University — B.A.

### Additional information

- In June 2025, Mayor Andre Dickens appointed Judge Pitts to a permanent position on the City of Atlanta Municipal Court, where she had previously held the role of a Pro Hac judge since 2017.
- Before her judicial roles, Pitts served as a law clerk in Fulton County Superior Court, a Senior Trial Attorney with the Fulton County Public Defender’s Office, and as a sole practitioner in her own firm, Allyson R. Pitts & Associates (since 1996)
- 2017: Magistrate, Fulton County Magistrate Court.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-9acfd5d59c7a383c114b177a) — 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](https://assets.georgiacourts.gov/2/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/01171708/UNIFORM-MUNICIPAL-COURT-RULES-12312025.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.