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# Rashida O. Oliver

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/58af01edce9168f520c4d231/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01edce9168f520c4d231/)
- [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/58af0206ce9168f520c4d59d/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Early Career: Began in 1994 as a legal assistant at Robinson & Dixon and later as an attorney in private practice with Adams & Oliver, P.C
- The Chief Judge of the City of East Point Municipal Court in Georgia, serving in that role for over 16 years and making history as the first African American Chief Judge in East Point
- Judge Oliver has been licensed in Georgia for more than 30 years and is recognized for her work in judicial and local government law

### Education


### Additional information

- George Barron 2003 – held the role of Interim Chief Judge 2005 – Became the first African American Chief Judge of East Point
- Judicial Appointments: 1999 – Appointed Associate Judge by Hon.
- Over 21 years in the legal field and 16 years as a judge
- She also chairs the Ethics and Professionalism Committee for the Council of Municipal Court Judges, having previously held the role of Secretary, Vice President, and President



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-9acfd5d59c7a383c114b177a) — 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](https://assets.georgiacourts.gov/2/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/01171708/UNIFORM-MUNICIPAL-COURT-RULES-12312025.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [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.