Denise VanLanduyt at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Decatur Municipal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Denise VanLanduyt
Judge · Decatur Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Before her judicial appointment, VanLanduyt was a licensed attorney since 2000 and the founder of VanLanduyt Law, a family law firm in Decatur and Atlanta.
- Selected as an associate judge for the City of Decatur Municipal Court in February 2022
- Denise D. VanLanduyt is an associate judge for the City of Decatur Municipal Court in Georgia, appointed in 2022, and continues to serve in both judicial and legal advocacy roles
Education
Additional information
- Also a certified arbitrator, registered mediator, and guardian ad litem in multiple Georgia counties
- One of three associate judges, alongside Berryl A. Anderson and F. Robert Slotkin Jr., under Chief Judge Rhathelia Stroud
- She has extensive experience in divorce, complex asset disputes, child custody, and general civil litigation, and has argued cases before the Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals.
- VanLanduyt serves as a district representative for the fourth judicial administrative district of the Council of Municipal Court Judges of Georgia and is on its executive 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
Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025
Decatur Municipal Court
Municipal Court proceedings, including expressly stated civil/criminal limitations. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
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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
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