Matthew McCoyd at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- DeKalb County Magistrate Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Matthew McCoyd
Judge · DeKalb County Magistrate Court
Biography
Professional career
- Supervising/Presiding Judge, Criminal Division (June 2021 – Oct 2025) — oversaw approximately 20 magistrate court judges, 60 weekly criminal calendars, clerks, and support staff
- Matthew J. McCoyd is a judge with the DeKalb County Magistrate Court in Georgia, appointed in 2015 and serving in multiple leadership roles within the court system
Education
Additional information
- Prior to judicial service, he was a Senior Assistant District Attorney in DeKalb County and a Special Assistant District Attorney in Cobb County, trying more than 100 cases in Georgia’s State and Federal Courts
- As a judge, McCoyd has presided over over 200 trials (civil and criminal, bench and jury) in DeKalb County’s Superior, State, Magistrate, and Municipal Courts over the past decade
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
Georgia 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 ↗