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# Mike Jacobs

DeKalb County State Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: DeKalb County State 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/58af022cce9168f520c4daa8/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af022cce9168f520c4daa8/)
- [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/58af022cce9168f520c4daa8/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Countywide elected official and trial judge in DeKalb County
- Recognized for legislative work on anti‐bullying laws, LGBTQ+ rights, and criminal justice reform
- focusing on consumer bankruptcy and debtor‐creditor litigation, and previously served as an associate at Alston & Bird, Krevolin & Horst, and Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover

### Education



### Additional information

- Political Service: Before joining the bench, Jacobs served 101⁄2 years in the Georgia House of Representatives (2004–2015)
- Legal Career: Jacobs was a solo practitioner for four years
- Judge Jacobs presides over Division A‐5 of the DeKalb County State Court, located at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 556 N. McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030, Suite 3230.
- He manages both civil and criminal cases, and his office is accessible via the court’s official website and virtual session links
- representing District 80, which included Brookhaven, Chamblee, and Toco Hills.
- He chaired the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Oversight Committee (MARTOC) and served on the House Judiciary Committee