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# Ryan Christopher Locke

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/653fedd7a1a3b70027286637/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/653fedd7a1a3b70027286637/)
- [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/653fedd7a1a3b70027286637/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Fulton County Magistrate Judge in Georgia, appointed in February 2022, with a background in public defense, injury and appellate law, and academic service at Emory University School of Law
- Legal practice: Currently practices injury and appellate law at Locke Law Firm
- Official directory: Fulton County Magistrate Court – Judge Ryan Locke Fulton County Magistrate Court

### Education

- B.A. in Rhetoric & Communication Studies and Psychology, University of Richmond J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he was inducted into The Order of Barristers and held the role of a pupil in the Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court

### Additional information

- Appointed in February 2022 and is one of several judges under the court’s Chief Magistrate
- Ryan Locke serves on the Fulton County Magistrate Court in Atlanta, Georgia, a court established in 1983 to handle small claims, traffic, and other limited jurisdiction cases.
- Judge Locke has received AV Preeminent® peer review ratings from Martindale-Hubbell, reflecting the highest level of professional excellence in legal knowledge, communication, and ethics.
- He has also been recognized with Avvo Client’s Choice and other awards



## 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.