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# John Thurman Parker

Clayton County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Clayton County Magistrate Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: 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/645bb1258dcef200276acdfc/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/645bb1258dcef200276acdfc/)
- [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/645bb1258dcef200276acdfc/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- held the role of Attorney at The Parker Law Firm, P.C. since April 2007
- Judge, Magistrate Court of Clayton County — Appointed January 2023 (part‐time)
- Attorney, The Parker Law Firm, P.C. — Based at 38 Hampton St., McDonough, GA; practice areas include personal injury and workers’ compensation
- U.S. attorney and judge with a long career in Georgia’s legal system, currently serving as a part‐time judge in the Magistrate Court of Clayton County, Georgia, and as an attorney at The Parker Law Firm, P.C. in McDonough, GA
- His judicial service includes prior terms as a part‐time magistrate judge in Clayton County

### Education


### Additional information

- His current judicial role and legal practice in McDonough, GA



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Georgia Magistrate Court Rule 15 — virtual proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-92c085addd8bb83007e0ba04) — Georgia Magistrate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified. [Official source](https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Order-approving-Magistrate-videoconferencing-rules_entered.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.