- Judge Gregory A. Adams
- Judge Tangela Barrie
- Judge Cynthia J. Becker
- Judge Courtney L. Johnson
- Judge Daniel M. Coursey, Jr.
- Judge Gail C. Flake
- Judge Michael E. Hancock
- Judge Linda W. Hunter
- Judge Mark A. Scott
- Judge Clarence F. Seeliger
Judge Gregory A. Adams
Division 5
Chambers: 5240
Phone: (404)-371-2211
Fax: (404)-371-3062
Staff
| Secretary | : | Sharyn Belisle |
| Calendar Clerk | : | Frank Swindle |
| Law Clerk | : | April Jeffries |
| Court Reporter | : | Kelly Carpenter |
| Court Reporter | : | Faye Davis |
Miscellaneous
- Member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia
- Past President of the DeKalb Lawyers Association
- Past President of the DeKalb Bar Association
- Former Chairman of Leadership DeKalb
- First African American Jurist to have portrait displayed in a Dekalb County Building
Recent Awards and Honors
- 2009 Distinguished Alumni Community Service Award, Georgia State Alumni Association (2009)
- Distinguished Leadership Award 2008, The Community Leadership Association (2008)
- Whitney M. Young Service Award, Boy Scouts of America (2007)
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Leadership DeKalb (2007)
- Proclamation from the United States House of Representatives (2007)
- Spirit of Scouting Award, Boy Scouts of America (2007)
- Justice Benham Community Service Award, State Bar of Georgia (2006)
- Community Service Award, DeKalb Council for the Arts (2006)
- Pioneer Award - Working with Children with Disabilities, KES Day, Inc. (2006)
- Plaque of Appreciation, DeKalb for Seniors, Inc. (2006)
- Destiny Award for Community Justice, Project Destiny (2005)
- Champion of Community Excellence Award, New Life Ministries, Inc. (2005)
Judge Tangela Barrie
Division 10
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Judge Cynthia J. Becker
Division 6
Chambers: 7240
Phone: (404)-371-2691
Fax: (404)-371-3044
Staff
| Secretary | : | Kathy Reynolds |
| Calendar Clerk | : | Derrick Hood |
| Law Clerk | : | Bryson Hash |
| Court Reporter | : | Clay Abney |
| Court Reporter | : | Lisa Jessup |
Miscellaneous
- Former trial lawyer and partner - Chambers, Mabry, McClelland, and Brooks
- Georgia State University College of Law, 1987
- Master, Bleckley Inn of Court, Georgia State University College of Law
- DeKalb County Drug Court, Track 2 - Presiding Judge
- Judicial Outreach - "Challenges of Being a Single Parent"; Mock Trials for elementary and middle school students, "Stay Out of Jail" program for inmates
- Frequent presenter at professional seminars for judges, lawyers, and other legal professionals focusing on - legal ethics and professionalism, courtroom protocol, rules of evidence, public outreach, and media relations
- Professional Affiliations - DeKalb Bar Association, DeKalb Lawyers' Association, Atlanta Bar Association - Judicial Branch, Member-at-Large, the Georgia Bar Association, the American Bar Association - Judicial Branch, and the National Association of Women Judges - International Outreach Committee
- Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia - presently serves as Chair, Public Outreach, Court Security - 4 th Judicial Administrative District, and Treatment and Accountability Courts Committee member; has also served on: Pattern Jury Instruction Committee, Uniform Rules Committee, the Executive Planning Team, and Special Committee on Other Courts
- Judicial Workload Assessment Committee appointed by Chief Justice Sears since 2006
- Transition into Law Practice Program Mentor since 2007
- Named Law Dragon in 2006 as one of the leading Judges in the Country
- Community Activities - Vice President of DeKalb Library Foundation, Decatur Rotary, 2005 Class of Leadership DeKalb, member - Southern Center for International Studies, St. Thomas More and St. Pius X High School PTA, attends St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church, former member SmokeRise Community Association Board Member
Judge Courtney L. Johnson
Division 1
Chambers: 7230
Phone: (404)-371-2457
Fax: (404)-687-3511
Staff
| Secretary | : | Susan Watts |
| Calendar Clerk | : | Susan Watts |
| Law Clerk | : | Brigitte Fessele |
| Court Reporter | : | Maile Gershwin |
| Court Reporter | : | Carolyn Bell |
Judge Daniel M. Coursey, Jr.
Division 7
Chambers 7220
Phone: (404)-371-4710
Fax: (404)-371-3044
Staff
| Secretary | : | Diane Robinson |
| Calendar Clerk | : | Jean Strozer |
| Law Clerk | : | Amylynn Daldry |
| Court Reporter | : | Clay Abney |
| Court Reporter | : | Lisa Jessup |
Judge Gail C. Flake
Division 4
Chambers 6240
Phone: (404)-371-2909
Fax: (404)-371-2788
Staff
| Secretary | : | Diane Kennedy |
| Calendar Clerk | : | Susan Riggle |
| Law Clerk | : | Lisa Bounds |
| Court Reporter | : | Diane Karampelas |
| Court Reporter | : | DeAnn Landon |
Educational Experience
- Emory University, School of Law, Graduated 1977, J.D. Degree
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Graduated 1968, Masters Degree
- University of Memphis, Graduated 1966, B.A. Degree
- Judicial Experience
- Judge, DeKalb County Superior Court, 1993 to present, Chief Judge, 2005 to 2007
- Judge, DeKalb County State Court, 1991 to 1993
- Judge Pro Tem, DeKalb County Recorder's Court, 1986 to 1991
Other Legal Experience
- 1986-1991, private practice, Decatur, Georgia
- 1977-1986, Chief Staff Attorney DeKalb County Law Department, Assistant County Attorney
Courts Admitted To
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- Georgia Supreme Court
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- All Courts of Law and Equity, State of Georgia
Judge Michael E. Hancock
Division 2
Chambers 6230
Phone: (404)-371-2344
Fax: (404)-678-3967
Staff
| Secretary | : | Jenell Orr |
| Calendar Clerk | : | Shanterria Thornton |
| Law Clerk | : | Ashley McCartney |
| Court Reporter | : | Diane Miller |
| Court Reporter | : | Carolyn Bell |
Judge Linda W. Hunter
Division 8
Chambers 6220
Phone: (404)-371-2501
Fax: (404)-371-4755
Staff
| Secretary | : | Melissa Hardaway |
| Calendar Clerk | : | Rosetta Hayes |
| Law Clerk | : | Jason Broth |
| Court Reporter | : | DeAnn Landon |
| Court Reporter | : | Jenny Wickham |
Miscellaneous
Judge Hunter has been a DeKalb County employee for over twenty-five years. In the early 1980s Judge Hunter served as an Assistant Solicitor and Assistant DeKalb County District Attorney. While serving as an Assistant District Attorney (under District Attorney Robert E. Wilson) Judge Hunter never lost a case at trial or on appeal. In 1987, Governor Joe Frank Harris appointed Judge Hunter to the DeKalb State Court. At that time, Judge Hunter became, at age 37, the first African-American judge appointed or elected to a trial court of record in the history of DeKalb County. In 1991, Judge Hunter was elevated to the DeKalb Superior Court by Governor Zell Miller. This appointment gave Judge Hunter the honor of becoming the first African-American female to serve on the DeKalb Superior Court. Judge Hunter also has the distinction of being the first female and the first African-American female in the history of DeKalb County to serve as Chief Judge and Administrative Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. Prior to her DeKalb County employment, Judge Hunter was an associate in an Atlanta law firm specializing in medical malpractice, product liability, and personal injury lawsuits. Judge Hunter is an honors graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She received her law degree from the University Of Georgia School Of Law. While a law student at UGA, Judge Hunter was renowned for her moot court skills. She was a finalist in the Talmadge Moot Court competition, a member of the ABA moot court team, and coached the Wagner moot court team.
Judge Mark A. Scott
Division 9
Chambers 6210
Phone: (404)-371-7010
Fax: (404)-687-3546
Staff
| Secretary | : | Frances Shaw |
| Calendar Clerk | : | Travoria Robinson |
| Law Clerk | : | Denise Warren |
| Court Reporter | : | Dianne Lane |
| Court Reporter | : | Nancy Jones |
Miscellaneous
Judge Mark A. Scott was elected as a Superior Court Judge in the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit in August, 2004. Judge Scott presides over civil, domestic relations, and criminal felony matters. Judge Scott graduated from Howard University School of Law in Washington D.C. in 1984. Prior to being elected as a Superior Court Judge, Judge Scott's primary legal concentration focused on criminal defense work throughout the United States. He serves on the faculty of Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Judge Scott is a Board Member of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council. The mission of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council is to ensure, independently of political considerations or private interests, that each client whose cause has been entrusted to a circuit public defender receives zealous, adequate, effective, timely, and ethical legal representation. Judge Scott is also the Past President and Board Member of the DeKalb Bar Association, where his passion for the law serves as a voice for the DeKalb County legal community. During law school, Judge Scott became a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc. Fraternity. He excelled in his Fraternal Life having reached the position of a Province Polemarch in only 7 years after initiation. He is the recipient of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Elder Watson Diggs Award.
Judge Clarence F. Seeliger
Division 3
Chambers 7210
Phone: (404)-371-2336
Fax: (404)-371-2066
Staff
| Secretary | : | Beverly Alex |
| Calendar Clerk | : | Margaret Gilster Holmes |
| Law Clerk | : | Shannon Hicks |
| Court Reporter | : | Gary Proctor |
| Court Reporter | : | Faye Davis |
Miscellaneous
Judge Seeliger has served on the bench for almost twenty-eight years, four years as State Court Judge, and twenty-four as a judge of the Superior Court. Judge Seeliger initiated several changes pursuant to his interest in civil rights, especially while serving on the State Court; he had been recognized by the DeKalb County Community Relations Commission, receiving the Chief Executive Officer's Great American Award and was recognized for his efforts by The 100% Wrong Club. Since serving on the Superior Court bench much of Judge Seeliger's attention has been directed toward the issue of domestic violence. In that effort, he helped draft a portion of the statute dealing with domestic violence protective orders. Judge Seeliger served as Chair of the Dekalb County Task Force Against Domestic Violence for three years. He is presently a member of the Georgia Commission on Family Violence and served as Chair of that Commission for six years. His work has been recognized by the Georgia Commission on Family Violence, the Women's Resource Center, DeKalb County Task Force Against Domestic Violence, and the Atlanta & Georgia Political Caucus. He was recently named as a member of the national board for Faith Trust Institute, an organization dedicated to ending violence and sexual assault within the context of the religious community. Judge Seeliger has presided over matters that any Superior Court would handle including serious criminal matters, domestic relations, and other major cases. Perhaps he is best known for presiding over the Presidential Parkway case from 1985 through 1991, resulting in settlement and creation of the Freedom Parkway and a park next to the Carter Presidential Library. Judge Seeliger is married to the former Gwen Hagler, and they live in Stone Mountain and attend St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. He has two daughters, the Rev. Cynthia Seeliger who is an Episcopal priest and Katherine Seeliger who is doing accounting work for EMI. Both live in Nashville, Tennessee.
