Clifton Lance Cross at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- DeKalb County Magistrate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Clifton Lance Cross
Judge · DeKalb County Magistrate Court
Biography
Professional career
- DeKalb County District Attorney – Joined in 2025 as Deputy Chief ADA for Major Cases
Education
- Cross graduated from Georgia State University College of Law
- Degree in Political Science from Hawaii Pacific University
Additional information
- Cross had a long career as a prosecutor
- Other prosecutorial roles – Worked in Paulding and Cobb counties before moving to Fulton
- U.S. Navy – Served six years as an explosives ordnance disposal diver
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 ↗dekalbcountymagistratecourt.com — biography evidence
Biography evidence collected 2026-10-08
View source ↗