Welcome and Contact Information
Welcome to the Carroll County Magistrate Court’s official website. Magistrate court jurisdiction includes: civil claims of $15,000 or less; certain minor criminal offenses; distress warrants and dispossessory writs; county ordinance violations; deposit account fraud (bad checks); preliminary hearings; and summonses, arrest and search warrants. A chief magistrate, who may be assisted by one or more magistrates, presides over each of Georgia’s 159 magistrate courts.
Magistrates may grant bail in cases where the setting of bail is not exclusively reserved to a judge of another court. No jury trials are held in magistrate court. If a defendant submits a written request for a jury trial, cases may be removed to superior or state court.
The chief magistrate of each county assigns cases, sets court sessions, appoints other magistrates (with the consent of the superior court judges) and sets policy for the magistrate court. The number of magistrates in addition to the chief is usually set by majority vote of the county’s superior court judges.
Most chief magistrates are elected in partisan, countywide elections to four-year terms. The chief magistrate may be appointed, if so provided by local legislation. Terms for other magistrate judges run concurrently with that of the chief magistrate who appointed them.
To qualify as a magistrate, an individual must reside in the county for at least one year preceding his or her term of office, be 25 years of age, and have a high school diploma or its equivalent. A magistrate court judge may also serve as a judge of another limited jurisdiction court in the same county.
Contact Information
The Carroll County Magistrate Court is located on the lower level of the Courtyard Square Building. Hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. You may contact us by mail at the following addresses or by phone and fax:
Address:
108 Courtyard Square
Carrollton, GA 30117
P.O. Box 338
Carrollton, GA 30112
Phone & Fax:
Phone: (770) 830-5874
Fax: (770) 830-5851
Other Important Telephone Numbers:
Superior Court (770) 830-5871 or (770) 830-5855
State Court (770) 830-5850
Probate Court (770) 830-5840
Carroll County Tag Office (770) 830-5826
Carrollton City Hall (770) 834-4451
Carroll County Solicitors Office (770)830-5908