Carol Walker-Russell at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Carol Walker-Russell
Biography
Professional career
- Experienced Administrative Law Judge with the Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings (OSAH), appointed in 2000 and serving in Atlanta, Georgia
- Recorder’s Court Judge (DeKalb County) and Magistrate Judge (DeKalb County) with Superior and State Court designations
Education
- B.S in Criminal Justice — Georgia State University
Additional information
- handling disputes between the public and state agencies
- She has been with OSAH for over 26 years
- Her journey to the bench began with a formative third-grade field trip to a courthouse in Atlanta, which inspired her lifelong goal of becoming a judge.
- Judge Walker-Russell presides over administrative hearings in the adjudication of appeals of adverse actions by state agencies, rendering legally sufficient written decisions in a proactive, courteous, efficient, and timely manner.
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Georgia OSAH hearing guidance
Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings
OSAH proceedings only. Official explanatory guidance; consult OSAH rules and case orders. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
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