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# Paul Knighten

Fulton County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Fulton County Magistrate 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/619d383f99f0b60022749b6d/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/619d383f99f0b60022749b6d/)
- [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/619d383f99f0b60022749b6d/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Magistrate Judge in Fulton County, Georgia, appointed in 2021, with a long career in consumer bankruptcy law and public service
- Magistrate Judge in the Fulton County Magistrate Court in Atlanta, Georgia
- Official directory: Fulton County Magistrate Court – Judge Paul Knighten Fulton County Magistrate Court
- Over 20 years as Managing Partner of Knighten Law Firm, specializing in creditor representation in Chapter 11 bankruptcies, foreclosures, collections, and litigation recovery

### Education


### Additional information

- Joined the position in 2021.
- received the Louis Brown Annual Service Award in 2018 for contributions to the bankruptcy practice
- Before becoming a judge, Judge Knighten practiced consumer bankruptcy law for over a decade
- representing both debtors and creditors.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Georgia Magistrate Court Rule 15 — virtual proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-92c085addd8bb83007e0ba04) — Georgia Magistrate Courts only. Virtual proceedings; consent, exceptions and judicial orders control. Dated 2023 source, later amendments not exhaustively certified. [Official source](https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Order-approving-Magistrate-videoconferencing-rules_entered.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.