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Office Address
DeKalb County Courthouse
556 N. McDonough St
Decatur, GA 30030
Suite 2210
404-371-2350
Courtroom
Courtroom A
2nd Floor
Staff Member | Position | Phone Number | |
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Wendi B.Videki | Judicial Assistant | 404-371-2350 | wvideki@dekalbcountyga.gov |
Marny Heit | Law Clerk | 404-371-4924 | mjheit@dekalbcountyga.gov |
Tonay Burch | Civil Calendar Clerk | 404-371-2271 | tsburch@dekalbcountyga.gov |
Tina Harris | Court Reporter | 404-371-7012 | tdharris@dekalbcountyga.gov |
Sikiki Calloway | Criminal Calendar Clerk | 404-371-2787 | scalloway@dekalbcountyga.gov |
Prior to assuming the bench, Judge Anderson was counsel at the law firm of Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC. There, she represented clients in both Federal and State courts on complex matters involving state and federal government agencies, with a focus on healthcare and regulatory matters. Judge Anderson also defended the State of Georgia against allegations of State and Federal constitutional violations, and represented clients (including the State) at the appellate level
Judge Anderson has extensive legal and policy experience at the federal level. She served as legislative counsel on the Committee on the Judiciary in the United States Senate in Washington, DC. In that post she advised members on the Committee on the Judiciary on pending executive nominations, including the nomination of a United States Supreme Court justice
Judge Anderson graduated magna cum laude from the University of Alabama School of Law. During law school, she was an inductee of the Order of Barristers and a fellow of the Blackburn Institute—an organization dedicated to foster leadership and civic engagement amongst the students at the University of Alabama. Judge Anderson graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. She is a Barrister of the Bleckley Inn of Court, and a member of other legal associations, including the Georgia Bar Association and DeKalb Bar Association
Judge Anderson resides in Dunwoody with her husband and two children— Pryor and Elissa Byrd.
House Bill 77 Legislation passed in July 2021 and made effective January 1, 2022. The new law, provides that the current Jury Division be renamed DIVISION A. The name Jury Division will not be used on and forward of January 1, 2022 and shall be referred to as DIVISION A of DeKalb County State Court. Please click the following link to access House Bill 77 Legislation. https://gov.georgia.gov/document/2021-signed-legislation/hb-777/download
House Bill 77 Legislation passed in July 2021 and made effective January 1, 2022. The new law, provides that the current Traffic Division be renamed DIVISION B and courtrooms enumerated as State Court Divisions B-8 (formerly Division A), Division B-9 (formerly Division B), Division B-10 (formerly Division C), and Division B-11 (formerly Division D). The name Traffic Division will not be used on and forward of January 1, 2022 and shall be referred to as DIVISION B of DeKalb County State Court. Please click the following link to access House Bill 77 Legislation. https://gov.georgia.gov/document/2021-signed-legislation/hb-777/download