Melinda Davis Taylor at a glance
- Current role
- Associate Judge
- Current assignment
- Emerson Municipal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Melinda Davis Taylor
Associate Judge · Emerson Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Partner at Spruell Taylor & Assoc., P.C. in Marietta, GA, where she has practiced since 1996
- She also serves as a part‐time Magistrate Judge in the Cobb County Magistrate Court (People’s Court), appointed in August 2026 by Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan F. Murphy
- Began her judicial career in 2003 and has never held the role of a prosecutor, focusing instead on defense and client representation.
- Taylor has over 20 years of municipal court service and more than 30 years in legal practice
- Marietta City Hall (Judge’s Office): 205 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Education
Additional information
- Graduate of the University of Georgia and Georgia State University College of Law
- Melinda Taylor is Associate Judge in the municipal courts of Marietta, Smyrna, and Emerson.
- Taylor belongs to the Cobb County Bar Association and the Eastminster Presbyterian Church.
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
Emerson Municipal Court; Marietta 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 2026-10-27Sources
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
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Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 25, 2026
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