Special Notices & Orders

• Judge Asha Jackson's ORDER DECLARING A LOCAL JUDICIAL EMERGENCY Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19 (Extended for sixty (60) days following the expiration of the CDC Federal Eviction Moratorium)

• Judge Asha Jackson's Order Declaring Judicial Emergency (15th) (Extending through June 30, 2021 at 11:59p.m.)

• Judge Asha Jackson's Notice of Expected Termination of State wide Judicial Emergency on June 30, 2021

• FIFTEENTH ORDER EXTENDING DECLARATION OF STATEWIDE JUDICIAL EMERGENCY (Extended Through June 30) 
• Judge Asha Jackson's 14th Order ORDER DECLARING JUDICIAL EMERGENCY (Extended through June 7, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.)
• Judge Asha Jackson's ORDER DECLARING JUDICIAL EMERGENCY (Extended Through May extended until Saturday, May 8, 2021, at 11:59 p.m.)
• THIRTEENTH ORDER EXTENDING DECLARATION OF STATEWIDE JUDICIAL EMERGENCY (Extended Through May extended until Saturday, May 8, 2021, at 11:59 p.m.)
• Judge Asha Jackson's ORDER DECLARING JUDICIAL EMERGENCY (Extended through April 8, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.)
• TWELFTH ORDER EXTENDING DECLARATION OF STATEWIDE JUDICIAL EMERGENCY EXTENDED until Thursday, April 8, 2021, at 11:59 p.m.
• Press Release from Supreme Court of Georgia Concerning Jury Trials (3/9/2021)
• Judge Asha Jackson's Order Declaring Judicial Emergency (11th) through March 9, 2021 (2/7/2021)
• ELEVENTH ORDER EXTENDING DECLARATION OF STATEWIDE JUDICIAL EMERGENCY THROUGH MARCH 9, 2021 (2/7/2021)
• JUDGE ASHA JACKSON'S ORDER DECLARING JUDICIAL EMERGENCY (Ninth) (Extended Through January 9, 2021 at 11:59 PM)

• NINTH ORDER EXTENDING DECLARATION OF STATEWIDE JUDICIAL EMERGENCY (Extended until Friday, January 8, 2021, at 11:59 p.m.)

• ORDER DECLARING JUDICIAL EMERGENCY (Eighth) (Extended Through December 9, 2020 at 11:59 PM)

• Judge Asha Jackson's ORDER DECLARING JUDICIAL EMERGENCY (Extended through November 9, 2020 at 11:59 PM)
  Due to COVID-19 Restrictions, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office has suspended process serving at this time with the exception of Temporary Protective Orders. 

• 6th ORDER EXTENDING DECLARATION OF STATEWIDE JUDICIAL EMERGENCY (Extended through October 10, 2020, at 11:59 p.m.)

• Judge Asha Jackson's ORDER DECLARING JUDICIAL EMERGENCY (Extended through October 11, 2020 at 11:59 PM)

• 5th Order Declaring Judicial Emergency (Extended through September 10, at 11:59PM) (8/12/2020)
• Order Declaring Judicial Emergency (Extended through August 11, 2020 at 11:59PM) (7/12/2020)
• Supreme Court of Georgia Fourth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (7/10/2020)
• Order Declaring Judicial Emergency (Extended through July 12, 2020 at 11:59PM) (6/12/2020)
• Supreme Court of Georgia Third Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (6/12/2020)
• Reopen Date Rescheduled to July 13, 2020 (6/12/2020)
• DeKalb County Magistrate Court Criminal Division Goes 100 Percent Virtual (6/5/2020)
• Standing Order Governing Ex-Parte Temporary Protective Orders Set to Expire Before June 12, 2020 (5/19/2020)
• Order Declaring Judicial Emergency (Extended through June 12, 2020 at 11:59PM) (5/15/2020)
• Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton issued an order extending the COVID-related Judicial Emergency until June 12, 2020 (5/11/2020)
• $25,000 Reward Offered for Information on Shooting of Solicitor-General’s Home (4/30/2020)
• REVISED CEO Thurmond Issues Third Executive Order Detailing Path Forward in Fight Against COVID-19 (4/23/2020) 
• News from Supreme Court of Georgia regarding SUPREME COURT RESCHEDULES BAR EXAM, ADOPTS RULE ALLOWING LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES TO PRACTICE TEMPORARILY WITHOUT BAR LICENSE (4/172020)
• News from Supreme Court of Georgia regarding PROVISIONAL ADMISSION TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN GEORGIA (4/17/2020)
• DeKalb Clerk Now Accepting Notary Mail-In-Renewal (4/9/2020)
• Standing Order Governing Ex-Parte Temporary Protective Orders Set to Expire Before May 13, 2020 (4/7/2020)
• DeKalb County Magistrate Court Suspends Nonessential Hearings (4/7/2020)
• Press Release - Clerk Debra DeBerry - Emergency Judicial Order Extended to May 13, 2020 (4/7/2020)
• Chief Judge Asha Jackson signs ORDER EXTENDING JUDICIAL EMERGENCY Through 5/13/2020 (4/7/2020)
• GA Supreme Court ORDER EXTENDING DECLARATION OF STATEWIDE JUDICIAL EMERGENCY (4/6/2020)
• New Order from the Supreme Court of Georgia (3/30/2020)
• DeKalb CEO Thurmond Issues Shelter-in-Place Executive Order 20-002 (3/27/2020)
• Standing Order - Attention Domestic Attorneys With Cases Pending in DeKalb County Court - Judge Asha Jackson (3/25/2020)
• DeKalb CEO Thurmond Issues State of Emergency Executive Order 20-001 (3/23/2020)
• DeKalb County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office to Offer Socially Distant Services, Office to be closed until April 13 * (3/21/2020)
• A message from the Council of Superior Court Clerk’s of Georgia (3/20/2020)
• Clerk Debra DeBerry Press Release regarding Judicial Emergency (3/20/2020)

Press Release  - 3/13/2020
Debra DeBerry, Clerk of Superior Court
DeKalb Order Declaring Judicial Emergency

Decatur, GA – DeKalb County Superior Court Chief Judge Asha F. Jackson has issued an order to declare, “the existence of a Judicial Emergency in the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit. The nature of this emergency is the continued transmission of Coronavirus/COVID-19 throughout DeKalb County and the potential infection of those who are required to appear in our courts and interact with large groups due to jury service, including grand jury service, or other large, non-essential calendars.” The order shall be held for thirty (30) days from the date of the order and is included in this press release.
At this time, DeKalb County Clerk of Superior Court will continue to operate Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM. If there is a need to visit the Clerk’s Office, be assured cleaning and sanitation procedures have significantly increased. Also, staff has been instructed to stay home if they are not feeling well or if they are exhibiting any illness symptoms. In turn, visitors to the Clerk’s Office are being asked to do the same. Also, please visit the Clerk’s website at www.dksuperiorclerk.com for any services that may be processed online.
There will be continued monitoring of the health concerns and citizens will be updated as information becomes available.

• DeKalb Board of Equalization RESCHEDULING all hearings until further notice (3/16/2020)
• Chief Judge Asha Jackson signs ORDER DECLARING JUDICIAL EMERGENCY (3/13/2020)
• DeKalb County Judicial Operations Information