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# Cinque M. Axam

DeKalb County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: DeKalb 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/5e2b598e8db69500155007c8/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5e2b598e8db69500155007c8/)
- [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/5e2b598e8db69500155007c8/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Before his judicial appointment, he had a career in legal services and technical writing, including roles as a partner at Axam~Roberts Legal Group, LLC since 2009, and earlier positions as an associate attorney, technical writer, and documentation manager
- Magistrate judge of the DeKalb County Magistrate Court in Georgia, appointed in January 2020, and is also a partner at Axam~Roberts Legal Group, LLC

### Education

- Law degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law.

### Additional information

- Sworn in on January 1, 2020, and is currently active in his role.
- Axam has been in office since 2020 and is recognized as one of the judges overseeing both criminal and civil matters in the county
- Magistrate judge in the DeKalb County Magistrate Court, a court handling criminal and civil cases in Decatur, Georgia.
- His appointment was part of the court’s interdisciplinary team, which includes judges, legal staff, and service providers working on specialized programs such as the Misdemeanor Mental Health Court



## 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.