Clarence F. Seeliger at a glance
- Current role
- Senior Judge
- Current assignment
- DeKalb County Superior Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Clarence F. Seeliger
Senior Judge · DeKalb County Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- Retired judge of the DeKalb County Superior Court in Georgia, serving from the early 1980s until his retirement on December 31, 2020 after a 40-year judicial career
Education
- Seeliger earned his J.D. from Emory University School of Law and was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1970.
Additional information
- Before joining the Superior Court, he served four years as a DeKalb County State Court judge, winning a high-profile 1981 election that unseated Judge J. Oscar Mitchell, known for sending Martin Luther King Jr. to prison in 1960.
- He also hired Nesby Thomas, the first Black bailiff in DeKalb County’s history
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Uniform Superior Court Rules
DeKalb County Superior Court
Superior Court proceedings. Collected April 9, 2026 compilation; amendments effective November 5, 2026 are future on this collection date and are not applied. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
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