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Just seven support staff work with the judges at Fulton County Magistrate Court, which receives about 80,000 cases a year as the busiest court of its kind in Georgia. That’s not sustainable ...
Fulton County's magistrate court faces staffing shortages after COVID-related funding for support staff expired, reducing the workforce by more than half. Chief Magistrate Court Judge Cassandra ...
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County’s Magistrate Court says that it needs more money to hire more employees, or it risks falling behind on cases. The court hears about 80,000 cases per year.
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County's chief magistrate court judge is sounding the alarm over shrinking budgets. Judge Cassandra Kirk is asking the County Board of Commissioners for more money to ...
Security barricades have been placed outside of the Superior Court of Fulton County in ... high profile legal proceedings at the Fulton County Courthouse. Some of the measures we are deploying ...
The latest round in a long-running dispute over operation of Fulton County Magistrate Court could cut that court’s budget, change state law to expand the cases other judges can oversee ...
There is a major shakeup in how the court system will operate in Fulton County. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted to move three judicial positions from the Magistrate Court to ...
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County's Chief Magistrate Court Judge is warning the community about the potential for increased delays as COVID-era funding comes to an end. According to Chief Judge ...
In an unprecedented move, all 10 of the Fulton County Magistrate Court judges signed a letter to their boss, Chief Judge Cassandra Kirk, informing her they have "lost confidence" in the current ...