K. Tyler Edgerton at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- DeKalb County Magistrate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
K. Tyler Edgerton
Judge · DeKalb County Magistrate Court
Biography
Professional career
- DeKalb County Magistrate and substitute judge for Decatur Municipal Court in Georgia, with a career that includes over a decade as a prosecutor and current judicial roles since 2019
Education
Additional information
- Decatur Municipal Court Judge – Appointed in spring 2022 as a substitute judge for the Decatur Municipal Court, which handles traffic offenses, local ordinances, most misdemeanors, and preliminary hearings for felony and misdemeanor cases
- Listed among the current judges of the DeKalb Magistrate Court
- The Decatur Municipal Court is led by Chief Judge Rhathelia Stroud, with associate judges and substitute judges including Edgerton
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 2026-10-27Georgia 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 ↗