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# Latrevia Kates-Johnson

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/603522cef308ee001df9a775/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/603522cef308ee001df9a775/)
- [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/603522cef308ee001df9a775/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Latrevia Kates‐Johnson is a magistrate judge in Clayton County, Georgia, part of the county’s historic all‐Black bench of nine judges, eight of them women
- Location: Harold R. Banke Justice Center, 9151 Tara Blvd., 2nd Floor, Jonesboro, GA 30236
- She has emphasized that the court’s diversity reflects the community’s needs and that the judges are committed to efficiency and justice

### Education


### Additional information

- Kates‐Johnson’s goal as a judge is to better serve a minority‐majority community, ensure fair representation, and help keep the area safe.
- Joined the bench by Chief Judge Keisha Wright Hill, who selected judges based on competence and fairness rather than race.



## 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.