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# Jane Morrison

Fulton County State Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Fulton County State Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Chief 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/58af0227ce9168f520c4da14/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0227ce9168f520c4da14/)
- [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/58af0227ce9168f520c4da14/)

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## Biography

### Professional career


### Education

- In 2023, she completed an Executive MBA from Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, where she was named Student of the Year
- Undergraduate degree from Boston University and her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law.

### Additional information

- The State Court of Fulton County has ten judges elected to four-year terms, and Morrison was re-elected in the May 21, 2024 general election
- She subsequently served part-time as a Magistrate in Fulton County State Court from 2003 to 2005, gaining experience with search and arrest warrants and emphasizing the importance of trials.
- Began her judicial career as a municipal judge in Atlanta in 2000, appointed Pro Hac Vice by then-Mayor Bill Campbell, where she handled criminal cases from Fulton and DeKalb counties.
- Judge Jane Morrison combines extensive judicial experience with active community engagement and advocacy.
- Her professional expertise spans civil litigation and misdemeanor criminal law
- Judge on the Fulton County State Court, which handles misdemeanor criminal cases, traffic offenses, and civil litigation including personal injury, product liability, and breach of contract cases.
- Jane Morrison won her State Court seat with 61% of the vote.
- Her professional work includes serving as a founding board member of the Stonewall Bar Association and as a past Regional Director for Lambda Legal.