MUNICIPAL COURT
OF ATLANTA
Judge Gary E. Jackson was appointed to serve as judge in the Municipal Court of Atlanta by Mayor Shirley Franklin in 2005. He currently presides over general traffic matters. Judge Jackson is a native Atlantan, having graduated from Northside High School (now North Atlanta) in 1968. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1972 and graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1975, where he was a Senior Editor of the Georgia Law Review.
Prior to his appointment, Judge Jackson began his career as an Assistant Legislative Counsel to the General Assembly of Georgia and later as Legal Aide to Lt. Gov. Zell Miller. He opened his private law practice in 1977 concentrating in commercial collection matters. In 1984, Judge Jackson was appointed by Mayor Andrew Young as a hearing officer for the Atlanta Bureau of Taxi Cabs and Vehicles for Hire. He was later appointed by Fulton County State Court Chief Judge Charles Carnes as a Pro Hac Magistrate Judge. In 1988 Judge Jackson was appointed as a Pro Hac Judge to the City Court of Atlanta and in 1995 as a Pro Hac Judge in the Municipal Court of Atlanta. Judge Jackson was appointed as a full-time judge in the City Court of Atlanta in 2000, appointed as a full-time judge in the Municipal Court of Atlanta in 2005 by Mayor Shirley Franklin, and has been continually elected thereafter to serve the City of Atlanta.
Judge Jackson is a past President of the Council of Municipal Court Judges of Georgia and for many years served as a 5th District Representative to its Executive Committee. He received the Municipal Judges Council’s Frost Ward Lifetime Achievement Award and the President's Award. He received both the Judicial Excellence and Legislators Excellence awards from the Reason Foundation for his contributions and achievements as an esteemed judge and as an elected official. Judge Jackson has been a featured lecturer for the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education (ICJE), the Institute of Legal Education (ICLE), the Atlanta Bar Association, and the National Business Institute.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Special Assistant: Sylvia Zazueta
Case Manager: Jarrett Arnold
Judicial Assistant: Batrina Abrams
