Ashley Drake at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Fulton County Magistrate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Ashley Drake
Judge · Fulton County Magistrate Court
Biography
Professional career
- Appointed by Chief Magistrate Judge Cassandra Kirk to the Fulton County Magistrate Court bench on May 8, 2020
- Ashley Gholamhosseini Drake is a Fulton County, Georgia Magistrate Judge appointed in May 2020, presiding over criminal and civil cases, and recognized as the first female judge of Persian heritage in Georgia
- Began her legal career as a prosecuting attorney for Georgia’s two most populous counties, later serving as an Assistant District Attorney in DeKalb County
Education
Additional information
- The ATLA Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course: Art of Persuasion at Harvard Law School and has been a featured panelist at the American Association for Justice Women’s Caucus.
- She then transitioned to civil litigation, working at Bey & Associates, LLC, and later as a Captain at Bader Scott Injury Lawyers
- Judge Drake is active in professional organizations, serving on the Atlanta Bar Association Women in the Profession Section board, the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers mentoring circles, and the Georgia Council of Magistrate Court Judges awards committee Fulton County Magistrate Court
- She earned the CALI Award for Immigration Law and scholarships from the Just the Beginning Foundation and the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Foundation.
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
Georgia Magistrate Court Rule 15 — virtual proceedings
Fulton County Magistrate Court
Georgia Magistrate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified.
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
View Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
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