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# Teri Lee Thompson

DeKalb County Magistrate Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: DeKalb 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/633d98de7d8f4c0021d21bfc/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/633d98de7d8f4c0021d21bfc/)
- [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/633d98de7d8f4c0021d21bfc/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Associate Magistrate Court Judge in DeKalb County, Georgia, appointed in 2022, with over 30 years of experience in criminal defense, juvenile law, and federal capital cases
- Position: Associate Magistrate Court Judge, DeKalb County Magistrate Court, Stone Mountain, GA

### Education


### Additional information

- Internationally, she partners with Oydeji Grammar School in Nigeria and collaborates with U.S. universities and youth organizations
- She has appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court and multiple federal circuit and district courts



## 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.