Clerk of Magistrate Court

Effective July 1, 2022, E-filing will be Mandatory for all CIVIL filings.

Effective July 1, 2022 Magistrate Clerk’s office will no longer accept requests for
Sheriff Service. Sheriff Service on any civil filing will need to be filed directly
through the Sheriff’s Department.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

• Effective March 1, 2022, E-filing will be Mandatory for Attorneys for all Non-Criminal Cases.

• Effective March 1, 2022, E-filing will be Mandatory for all Abandoned Motor Vehicle and Dispossessory Cases.

Click Here for Electronic Filing Standing Order

NEED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS WITH THE CLAYTON COUNTY CLERK OF SUPERIOR OR MAGISTRATE COURT?

This office is not allowed to give any legal advice.  To do so would be in violation of Georgia law (ocga 15-19-51(a)(4) & (6)) and punishable by paying a fine and/or serving time.

If you submit an extra copy of a document in order to have it file-stamped for your records, you must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.  Otherwise, the extra copy will not be returned to you.

E-filing is available 24/7 for civil cases.

• E-filing for Civil Filing click HERE for Odyssey.
• Docket entries can be viewed online at Court Case Inquiry within 72 hours (NOTE: this link CANNOT be used to file a new Civil action)
• This office will continue to accept any criminal or civil filing by US Mail.

Any information regarding an existing court case is also available on Clayton County’s website.

• Abandoned Motor Vehicles
• Child Abandonment Warrants
• Contacts
• Court Calendar Inquiry
• Court Case Inquiry
• Court Forms
• Criminal Arrest Warrants
• Directions to HR Banke Justice Center
• Directory of HR Banke Justice Center
• Disclaimer
• Evictions (Dispossessory/PATHO)
• E-Filing Instructions
• Fee Schedules
• Felony Bad Check Arrest Warrants
• Foreclosure of Personal Property
• Forms Needed
• Garnishment (Continuing) Procedures
• Garnishment (Regular) Procedures
• General Information on Filing Suits
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Notice to Arrest Warrant Applicants
• Notice to Pro Se Litigants
• Overview of the Magistrate Court

Office Hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., excluding holidays.