Candice D. McKinley at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- DeKalb County Magistrate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Candice D. McKinley
Judge · DeKalb County Magistrate Court
Biography
Professional career
- Candice McKinley serves as a Magistrate Judge in DeKalb County, Georgia, a position she began in July 2026
Education
Additional information
- handling complex Title VI and Title VII discrimination and harassment cases
- In this role, she presides over criminal and civil cases at the magistrate level, upholding fair, equitable, and transparent justice.
- Before her judicial appointment, McKinley was the founder and managing attorney of C. McKinley Law & Associates, a Black-owned, women-led Georgia law firm specializing in civil litigation, education law, personal injury, and civil rights compliance.
- She also held the role of a Civil Rights Investigator at Emory University
- McKinley is also an active wellness leader, certified Pilates instructor, and Vice Chair of the Georgia Bar Association Wellness Committee.
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
DeKalb 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
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026
View Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗