--- title: "Shondeana Crews Morris | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/shondeana-crews-morris" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-09-06" --- # Shondeana Crews Morris DeKalb County Superior Court · Chief Judge ## Profile - Court: DeKalb County Superior 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. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge Shondeana Morris was appointed to the DeKalb County Superior Court on June 17, 2019 - In 1999, she joined the Fulton County Office of the District Attorney and was promoted to Deputy District Attorney - Superior Court judge, Georgia (Stone Mountain Circuit) - Albany State University — master’s degree, Criminal Justice - Prior to Judge Morris’ appointment, she served as a DeKalb County State Court Judge. ### Education - University of Georgia — bachelor’s degree, Journalism ### Additional information - In recognition of her outstanding trial expertise, Judge Morris received the Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation Trial Advocacy Award in 2009. - Judge Morris also served on the Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission, and she is the former chair of the Gate City Bar Association Judicial Section. - Lakeside High School, DeKalb County - Judge Morris serves as a proud member of the University of Georgia Alumni Board of Directors and Mercer University Law School Alumni BALSA Council. - Involved with many professional, civic, and religious organizations. - As Deputy District Attorney, Judge Morris provided leadership to the Public Integrity Unit, where she worked to ensure public trust in local government and law enforcement; the Crimes Against Women and Children Unit, where she worked to protect families and children; and the Community Prosecution Unit, where she worked with communities and criminal justice partners to provide safe neighborhoods. - She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the American Bar Association, the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, the DeKalb Bar Association, the DeKalb Lawyers Association, the Gate City Bar Association, and the Lawyers Club of Georgia. - An alumnus of Leadership DeKalb, Judge Morris served for nearly a decade as an Executive Board Member of the International Women’s House, a non-profit domestic violence shelter, a member of the Stone Mountain-Lithonia chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., and a member of the Lions Club. ## 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/58af022bce9168f520c4da86/) - [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af022bce9168f520c4da86/) - [Superior Court of DeKalb County official judicial roster](https://dekalbgasuperiorcourt.gov/home/judges/chief-judge-shondeana-c-morris/) - [DeKalb Superior Court Division 4 directory](https://dekalbgasuperiorcourt.gov/office-of-court-administration/directory/) - [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules) - [Georgia Courts Directory](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af022bce9168f520c4da86/) - [Official court biography — Shondeana Crews Morris](https://dekalbgasuperiorcourt.gov/home/judges/chief-judge-shondeana-c-morris/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/shondeana-crews-morris", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/shondeana-crews-morris", "name": "Shondeana Crews Morris | KnowJudges", "description": "Shondeana Crews Morris, DeKalb County Superior Court. 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Collected April 9, 2026 compilation; amendments effective November 5, 2026 are future on this collection date and are not applied. 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/4/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/14025702/UNIFORM-SUPERIOR-COURT-RULES-2026_04_09.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.