Judge Gail S. Tusan: Biography & Judicial Service | KnowJudges

# Gail S. Tusan
Senior Judge · [Fulton County Superior Court](/kyj/court/ga/fulton-county-superior-court)

## Judicial assignments
[Atlanta Judicial Circuit](/kyj/court/ga/atlanta-judicial-circuit)Senior Judge — circuit affiliation; court class unconfirmedThe official Senior Judges directory lists this circuit affiliation. A specific current assignment is not established. Senior judge available for assignment; this does not establish a current primary assignment.
Source checked October 15, 2026. [Roster source 1](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#home/directory-entries/58af0241ce9168f520c4dda2/) · [Roster source 2](https://us-api.knack.com/v1/pages/scene_1/views/view_5/records?rows_per_page=1000&page=1&filters=%7B%22match%22%3A+%22and%22%2C+%22rules%22%3A+%5B%7B%22field%22%3A+%22field_19%22%2C+%22operator%22%3A+%22is%22%2C+%22value%22%3A+%22Senior+Judges%22%7D%5D%7D)
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.

## Gail S. Tusan at a glance
Current roleSenior Judge
Court[Fulton County Superior Court](/kyj/court/ga/fulton-county-superior-court)
Current assignment[Fulton County Superior Court](/kyj/court/ga/fulton-county-superior-court)
JurisdictionGeorgia · State
Judicial serviceActive

## Biography

### Professional career

- 2019–present: Senior Judge, appointed by the Governor of Georgia after retiring from her sixth elected term on the Fulton County Superior Court bench
- 1995–2019: Judge, Superior Court of Fulton County; served two terms as Chief Judge (2015–2018)
- Judge, State Court of Fulton County (1992–1995)
- Judge, City Court of Atlanta (1990–1992)
- 1984–1986: Administrative Law Judge for the Office of Contract Compliance & Bureau of Vehicles for Hire
- Senior Judge with over 35 years of judicial service in Georgia, now serving as a mediator, arbitrator, and court-appointed neutral through JAMS
- She has also held the role of an adjunct professor at Emory School of Law, a visiting instructor at Spelman College, and on faculty at the National Judicial College and Georgia Institute of Continuing Education

### Education

- George Washington University School of Law — J.D. (1981)
- in Psychology — University of California, Los Angeles — B.A. (1978)

### Additional information

- Fulton County Magistrate (1986–1990).
- Interned with the U.S. Department of Justice before law school
- During her tenure, she was instrumental in designing and launching the Family Division, implementing a case management system with mediations and judicially hosted settlement conferences.
- She handled custody, property division, alimony, child support, contempt, felony criminal matters, constitutional and equity issues, civil litigation, pre-trial motions, and jury trials
- Before joining the bench, Judge Tusan practiced civil litigation in intellectual property, unfair competition, franchise law, family law, products liability, and other business matters.
- Judge Tusan has held leadership roles in the Atlanta Bar Association, Gate City Bar Association, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, and Atlanta Legal Aid Society.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 25, 2026.
01
### Georgia Courts Directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026
[View Georgia Courts Directory ↗](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0241ce9168f520c4dda2/)

[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)

Found an error?[Let us know](mailto:info@knowjudges.com?subject=Found%20an%20error%20on%20KnowJudges.com&body=We%20found%20an%20error%20on%20the%20page%20https%3A%2F%2Fknowjudges.com%2Fkyj%2Fjudge%2Fgail-s-tusan-ga-c741e6638f59.%0A%0APlease%20correct%20this%20with%3A%0A%0A%5Bdescribe%20the%20correction%5D%0A%0AHere%20is%20the%20source%20supporting%20our%20claim%3A%0A%0A%5Battach%20a%20link%20or%20PDF%5D)


## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Uniform Superior Court Rules](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-815bee855bfd141a25d75d36) — 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. [Official source](https://assets.georgiacourts.gov/4/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/14025702/UNIFORM-SUPERIOR-COURT-RULES-2026_04_09.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.