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# Myra H. Dixon

Fulton County State Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Fulton County State 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/58af022ace9168f520c4da68/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af022ace9168f520c4da68/)
- [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/58af022ace9168f520c4da68/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Nonpartisan judge of the Fulton County State Court in Georgia, serving Division C, Courtroom 3A, and elected to a term ending January 1, 2029
- Prior to that, she was a judge in Atlanta City Court (1998–1999)
- Before judicial service, Dixon practiced law for 13 years at Thomas, Kennedy, Sampson & Patterson, becoming a partner in 1992
- Assigned to Division C at the Justice Center Tower, 185 Shirley C. Franklin Blvd SW, Suite T3655, Atlanta, GA 30303
- She also served as a public defender in Fulton County and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia
- held the role of Chief Judge of the Fulton County State Court

### Education



### Additional information

- Judge Dixon presides over cases in the State Court of Fulton County, which handles misdemeanor criminal cases, certain civil matters (including contracts, torts, medical malpractice, and foreclosure), and other limited jurisdiction cases.