Judge Annie C. Deets: Biography & Judicial Service | KnowJudges

# Annie C. Deets
Judge · [DeKalb County Magistrate Court](/kyj/court/ga/dekalb-county-magistrate-court)

## Annie C. Deets at a glance
Current roleJudge
Court[DeKalb County Magistrate Court](/kyj/court/ga/dekalb-county-magistrate-court)
Current assignment[DeKalb County Magistrate Court](/kyj/court/ga/dekalb-county-magistrate-court)
JurisdictionGeorgia · State
Judicial serviceActive

## Biography

### Professional career

- Annie Deets serves as a Magistrate Judge in the DeKalb County Magistrate Court, a position she was sworn into in August 2027
- Magistrate Judge in DeKalb County, Georgia, with extensive experience in civil and criminal litigation, public defense, and trial advocacy

### Education


### Additional information

- Before her judicial role, Deets was Director of Training and Professional Development at the DeKalb County Public Defender’s Office
- overseeing training for over 100 employees.
- Her work has given her a broad, balanced perspective on advocacy, credibility, strategy, persuasion, and judicial decision-making
- She is also an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law, where she teaches experiential advocacy courses such as Trial Advocacy and Jury Selection, and has led the Kessler-Eidson Program for Trial Techniques

## Sources

Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
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### Georgia Courts Directory
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## 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.