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# Anna Smith Perry

Carroll County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Carroll County Magistrate Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: 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/5baa567280bc4d3a952d9c1c/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5baa567280bc4d3a952d9c1c/)
- [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/5baa567280bc4d3a952d9c1c/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Anne Kristina Perry is an Assistant Chief Immigration Judge serving at the Imperial Immigration Court in California, appointed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in October 2018
- Volunteer judge pro tempore, San Diego Superior Court (2007–2018)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California (1991–2018)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada (1987–1991)
- Deputy Attorney General, State of Nevada (1983–1987)
- Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, Nevada (1982–1983)

### Education

- Loyola Law School — J.D. (1981)
- University of California, Los Angeles — B.A. (1978)

### Additional information

- Judge Perry hears a wide range of immigration cases, including asylum claims
- Bar Memberships: Nevada State Bar and State Bar of California



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Georgia Magistrate Court Rule 15 — virtual proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-92c085addd8bb83007e0ba04) — Georgia Magistrate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified. [Official source](https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Order-approving-Magistrate-videoconferencing-rules_entered.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.