--- title: "Allyson R. Pitts | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/allyson-r-pitts-ga-municipal-58af01f8ce9168f520c4d3ad" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-25" --- # Allyson R. Pitts East Point Municipal Court · Associate Judge ## Profile - Court: East Point Municipal Court - State: Georgia - Role: Associate Judge - 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/58af01f8ce9168f520c4d3ad/) - [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01f8ce9168f520c4d3ad/) - [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/58af01f8ce9168f520c4d3ad/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/allyson-r-pitts-ga-municipal-58af01f8ce9168f520c4d3ad", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/allyson-r-pitts-ga-municipal-58af01f8ce9168f520c4d3ad", "name": "Allyson R. 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(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 Municipal Court of Atlanta, where she had previously held the role of a Pro Hac judge since 2017. - Before her judicial career, 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). - She has also served in Clayton County Magistrate Court (2010–2014) and Fulton County Magistrate Court (2017–2018) - She is admitted to practice in Georgia’s trial courts, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, the Federal District Court of Georgia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court - She also teaches Family Law at Georgia State University College of Law ## 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.