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# Laura E. Stevenson

Brookhaven Municipal Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Brookhaven Municipal 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/58af0203ce9168f520c4d514/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af0203ce9168f520c4d514/)
- [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/58af0203ce9168f520c4d514/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Senior Judge of the Municipal Court in Brookhaven, Georgia, previously the city’s first Chief Judge from 2013 to 2019, with a 30‐year legal career in commercial, employment, consumer credit, and civil rights law
- Laura Stevenson currently holds Senior Judge status in the City of Brookhaven Municipal Court
- Judicial Service: Previously held the role of a magistrate judge in Cobb County, Georgia

### Education


### Additional information

- She succeeded as the city’s first Chief Judge in 2013, serving until 2019
- Recognized for her leadership in the Brookhaven Municipal Court and her contributions to legal education in multiple countries



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-9acfd5d59c7a383c114b177a) — 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](https://assets.georgiacourts.gov/2/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/01171708/UNIFORM-MUNICIPAL-COURT-RULES-12312025.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.