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# Stefani R. Lacour

Hapeville Municipal Court · Judge Pro Tem.

## Profile

- Court: Hapeville Municipal Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge Pro Tem.
- 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/6074865c84bac2001f5569c6/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/6074865c84bac2001f5569c6/)
- [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/6074865c84bac2001f5569c6/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- In 2019, she was sworn in alongside Judge Monica Ewing as Judge Pro-Tem in South Fulton’s Municipal Court, following the termination of Chief Judge Tiffany Sellers
- Magistrate judge in Fulton County, Georgia, with extensive experience in civil litigation, dispute resolution, and municipal court service
- Judge Pro-Tem — South Fulton Municipal Court and other local courts
- Former roles — Magistrate judge in multiple Georgia municipalities; legal work in entertainment, sports, immigration, labor & employment, and cannabis/hemp law
- Fulton County Magistrate Judge — Current role
- She has also held Judge Pro-Tem positions in the City of South Fulton’s Municipal Court, as well as in College Park, Fairburn, and Hapeville

### Education


### Additional information

- Before her judicial appointments, Lacour had over two decades of experience in general civil litigation, human resources, and administrative management.
- She has also been involved in alternative dispute resolution and E‐discovery and technology law



## 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.