Court Rules

Superior Court of Fulton County Document Format Requirements

97 rules from official source documents

66 of 97 checked against the court's document. Each rule says how far it was checked. A value with a question mark is not in the court's wording on its card.

Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings. This page is scoped to Superior Court of Fulton County; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Criminal cases

Applies to
Dvd cd exhibits

DVD/CD exhibits must be provided to the Court as the original plus one copy, contained in a hard case.

Regarding DVDs/CDs exhibits, provide the Court (via judicial assistant or litigation manager) with the original and one copy. They will need to be contained in a hard case (e.g., jewel case).

Judge Alice Benton

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Sep 20, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Format
PDF

E-Documents must be filed via eFileGA in searchable PDF format not exceeding 50 megabytes.

Documents shall be E-Filed via eFileGA in a searchable .pdf file format that does not exceed 50 megabytes in size (or such other file format as directed by the Vendor).

Judge Alice Benton

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Format
PDF

Documents emailed for review must be in PDF format.

Documents and pleadings emailed for the Court's review should be submitted in a .PDF format.

Judge Belinda E. Edwards

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Documents for the Court's signature must be in Microsoft Word format.

Documents submitted for the Court's signature should be submitted in a Microsoft Word format.

Judge Belinda E. Edwards

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Applies to
Exhibits

Exhibits must be provided in digital form.

Additionally, the parties are now required to provide their exhibits in digital form as later detailed.

Judge Belinda E. Edwards

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026CRITICAL

Format
PDF

Exhibits admitted at trial must be submitted to the court reporter during trial as PDFs by email, or via flash drive, Dropbox, or CD-ROM.

All exhibits admitted during trial must be submitted to the court reporter during trial via PDF copies by email, or via flash drive, Dropbox or CD-ROM, as arranged with the court reporter.

Judge Charles M. Eaton Jr.

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026CRITICAL

Applies to
Discovery motion

Discovery motions must be double spaced with a size 12 or larger font.

The discovery motion shall be limited to no more than ten (10) pages, double spaced, with a size twelve (12) or larger font.

Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026CRITICAL

Applies to
Opposition

Responses to discovery motions must be double spaced with a size 12 or larger font.

Responses to the discovery motion shall be filed withinne (1) week of the filing of the discovery motion and shall be limited to no more than ten (10) pages, double spaced, with a size twelve (12) or larger font.

Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026CRITICAL

Applies to
Brief

Briefs and responsive briefs must be double spaced with a size 12 or larger font.

Except upon written permission of the Court, briefs and responsive briefs shall be limited to twenty-five (25) pages in length, excluding exhibits, double spaced with a size twelve (12) or larger font.

Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Applies to
Proposed final order
Format
DOCX

The proposed final order must be in Word format.

Prior to the hearing, counsel shall email a proposed final order to the Staff Attorney in Word format.

Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Jury charges must be submitted to the Court's Senior Staff Attorney in Word format.

Jury charges must be submitted to the Court's Senior Staff Attorney in WORD FORMAT.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Proposed verdict forms must be e-mailed to Ms. Thomas in Word format before jury selection.

The parties must also submit their proposed verdict forms to Ms. Thomas via e-mail in WORD FORMAT, prior to jury selection.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Criminal cases

Motions, proposed orders, and other submissions to the Court must be in Word format.

All motions, proposed orders, and other submissions to the Court shall be in WORD format.

Judge Rachel R. Krause

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Criminal cases

Format
DOCX

Orders/judgments must be prepared and emailed in Word format to Litigation Manager Caretha German and opposing counsel within three business days of entry, unless the Court directs otherwise.

Counsel shall promptly prepare orders or judgments to be presented to the Court and email them in Word format to Litigation Manager Caretha German at Caretha.German@fultoncountyga.gov and opposing counsel simultaneously and within three business days of the entry of that order or judgment, unless directed otherwise by the Court.

Judge Rachel R. Krause

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Motions, proposed orders, and other submissions must be double-spaced, except for block quotations and footnotes.

All motions, proposed orders, and other submissions to the Court shall be printed or typed with not less than double-spacing between the lines, except in block quotations or footnotes.

Judge Scott McAfee

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Margins
top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in

Margins must be at least one inch on all sides.

Margins shall be no less than one inch at the top, bottom, and sides.

Judge Scott McAfee

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Type size must be at least 12-point font.

The type size shall not be smaller than 12-point font.

Judge Scott McAfee

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Applies to
Proposed order
Format
DOCX

Proposed orders must be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word document.

(with the proposed order submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word document)

Judge Scott McAfee

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Format
PDF

All exhibits and exhibit lists must be scanned individually into PDF format.

All exhibits and exhibit lists shall be scanned individually into PDF format and emailed to Staff Attorney Elizabeth Suh, with all counsel copied, no later than two days before trial.

Judge Scott McAfee

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Jury charge requests must be emailed in Word format to Staff Attorney Elizabeth Suh prior to jury selection.

In addition to filing jury charge requests with the Clerk, the parties shall also email a copy in Word format to Staff Attorney Elizabeth Suh prior to jury selection.

Judge Scott McAfee

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Proposed verdict forms must be submitted in Word format.

The parties must submit their proposed verdict forms via email in Word format to Staff Attorney Elizabeth Suh prior to jury selection.

Judge Scott McAfee

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Proposed verdict forms must be submitted in Microsoft Word format.

parties must submit proposed verdict forms to Ms. Candler, again via e- mail in Microsoft Word format, prior to jury selection, or by the specific deadline set by the Court.

Judge Shukura L. Ingram

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Proposed jury charges must be in Microsoft Word format for the emailed copy.

In addition to e-filing proposed charges with the Clerk of Court, the parties must also e-mail a copy, in Microsoft Word format, to Ms. Candler by this deadline.

Judge Shukura L. Ingram

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Proposed rule nisi must be in Microsoft Word format.

That Rule 6.3 pleading must also be e-mailed to Ms. Candler, along with a proposed rule nisi in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Shukura L. Ingram

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Proposed orders for ministerial motions must be submitted electronically as Microsoft Word documents.

Every ministerial motion (e.g., motion to file reply brief, to extend discovery, etc.) must be accompanied by a proposed order (with the proposed order submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word

Judge Shukura L. Ingram

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Proposed orders must be in Microsoft Word format.

All proposed orders should be submitted electronically to Ms. Candler in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Shukura L. Ingram

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Criminal cases

Format
DOCX

All motions, proposed orders, and submissions must be in Microsoft Word format with Times New Roman 14 cpi font.

All motions, proposed orders, and other submissions to the Court shall be in Microsoft WORD format and Times New Roman 14 cpi font size.

Judge Thomas A. Cox Jr.

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Proposed verdict forms must be submitted in Microsoft Word format.

The parties must submit proposed verdict forms to Mr. Kerns, again via email in Microsoft Word format, prior to jury selection, or by the specific deadline set by the Court.

Judge Ural Glanville

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Proposed final orders must be submitted in Word format.

Prior to the hearing, counsel shall email a proposed final order to the Staff Attorney in Word format.

Judge Belinda E. Edwards

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Format
PDF

Documents emailed for the Court's review must be in PDF format.

Documents and pleadings emailed for the Court’s review should be submitted in a .PDF format.

Judge Belinda E. Edwards

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Format
DOCX

Documents submitted for the Court's signature must be in Microsoft Word format.

Documents submitted for the Court’s signature should be submitted in a Microsoft Word format.

Judge Belinda E. Edwards

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Format
DOCX

Proposed orders must be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format.

Proposed Orders should be submitted electronically to the litigation manager in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Belinda E. Edwards

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Civil cases

Oversized/non-paper exhibits may be submitted as digital photographs; otherwise a paper description will be inserted.

For oversized or non-paper exhibits, i.e., guns, poster boards, etc., you may submit a digital photograph of the object marked with an exhibit sticker. If no photograph is submitted, then a piece of paper describing the exhibit, i.e., gun, poster board, etc., will be inserted by the court reporter in its place as the exhibit attached to the transcript.

Judge Belinda E. Edwards

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Proposed orders should be emailed to the staff attorney in Microsoft Word format.

Proposed Orders should be submitted via email to the staff attorney, Ms. Kier Prince in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Belinda E. Edwards

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026WARNING

Criminal cases

Format
DOCX

All motions, proposed orders, and other submissions to the Court must be in Word format.

All motions, proposed orders, and other submissions to the Court shall be in WORD format.

Judge Charles M. Eaton Jr.

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Proposed orders for ministerial motions must be submitted to chambers electronically as Microsoft Word documents.

Every ministerial motion (e.g., motion to file reply brief, to extend discovery, etc.) must be copied to chambers and accompanied by a proposed order submitted to chambers electronically as a Microsoft Word document.

Judge Debbie-Ann R. Rickman

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Proposed orders should be submitted electronically via email to Ms. Percifield in Microsoft Word format.

All proposed orders should be submitted electronically via email directly to Ms. Percifield in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Debbie-Ann R. Rickman

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026WARNING

Criminal cases

Format
DOCX

All proposed orders must be submitted in WORD format with font no smaller than 12-point.

All proposed orders submitted to the Court shall be in WORD format and not smaller than 12-point font.

Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Sep 20, 2026WARNING

Requested jury charges must be in WORD format.

Parties shall email the Staff Attorney their requested jury charges in WORD format - as described below - no later than two (2) business days prior to the beginning of the trial calendar.

Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Civil cases

Each non-pattern jury charge must appear one to a page and each page must be numbered.

Each NON-pattern jury charge shall be listed one to a page and each page must be numbered.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026WARNING

Criminal cases

Format
DOCX

Proposed orders must be presented to the Court in WORD format.

Such orders shall be presented to the court in WORD format.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026WARNING

Format
PDF

Motions and other pleadings e-mailed for the Court's review must be sent in .PDF format.

Documents e-mailed for the Court's review (motions and other pleadings) should be sent in .PDF format.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026WARNING

Format
DOCX

Documents e-mailed for the Court's signature, such as proposed orders, must be sent in Microsoft Word format.

Documents e-mailed for the Court's signature (proposed orders, etc.) should be sent in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026WARNING

Format
DOCX

All proposed orders must be submitted to Ms. Sarah Thomas in Microsoft Word format.

All proposed orders should be submitted electronically to Ms. Sarah Thomas in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Criminal cases

Format
DOCX

Non-pattern jury charges must be submitted in Word format with supporting authority.

For non-pattern or modified pattern charges, the parties are required to submit the full text in Word format and cite the case law, statute or other authority supporting such requested charge.

Judge Rachel R. Krause

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Civil cases

The pre-trial order must follow the form prescribed by Rule 7.2 of the Uniform Rules of the Superior Court.

The pre-trial order shall be presented in the form prescribed by Rule 7.2 of the Uniform Rules of the Superior Court.

Judge Rachel R. Krause

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Jury charge requests must also be emailed in Word format to the Court's Staff Attorney.

In addition to filing jury charge requests with the Clerk, the parties shall also email a copy in Word format to the Court's Staff Attorney (Ahitchell gov),

Judge Rachel R. Krause

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Civil cases

Format
PDF

Exhibits must be scanned individually into PDF format.

Additionally, no later than three (3) days before trial, all exhibits shall be scanned individually into .pdf format and emailed to any retained court reporter with cc's to the Court and all counsel.

Judge Rachel R. Krause

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Motions, responses, and other pleadings must be double-spaced with a font size of 12-point or larger.

Motions, responses, and other pleadings should be double-spaced (unlike this Order), in the font of your choice but the font size of the Court's choice (12-point or larger), and no longer than twenty-five pages.

Judge Robert C. I. McBurney

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Criminal cases

Format
PDF

Documents emailed for Court review must be in PDF format.

for the Court's review (motions and other pleadings) should be sent in .PDF format. Documents e-mailed

Judge Robert C. I. McBurney

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Criminal cases

Format
DOCX

Documents for Court signature (e.g., proposed orders) must be in Microsoft Word format.

Documents e-mailed for the Court's signature (proposed orders, etc.) should be sent in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Robert C. I. McBurney

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026WARNING

Civil cases

Format
PDF

Motions and pleadings e-mailed to the Court must be in PDF format.

Documents e-mailed for the Court's review (motions and other pleadings) should be sent in .PDF format.

Judge Scott McAfee

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026WARNING

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Proposed orders e-mailed for the judge's signature must be in Microsoft Word format.

Documents e-mailed for Judge McAfee's signature (proposed orders, etc.) should be sent in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Scott McAfee

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026WARNING

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

All proposed orders must be in Microsoft Word format.

All proposed orders should be submitted electronically via email directly to Ms. Suh in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Scott McAfee

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Criminal cases

Oversized exhibits may be submitted as digital photographs, otherwise a paper description is inserted by the court reporter.

For oversized or non-paper exhibits, i.e., guns, poster boards, etc., you may submit a digital photograph of the object marked with an exhibit sticker. If no photograph is submitted, then a piece of paper describing the exhibit, ie., gun, posterboard, etc., will be inserted by the court reporter in its place as the exhibit attached to the transcript.

Judge Shukura L. Ingram

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Criminal cases

DVDs and CDs must be placed in hard cases.

DVDs and CDs must be contained in a hard case (e.g., jewel case).

Judge Shukura L. Ingram

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Criminal cases

Exhibits must be marked and digitized before trial.

Exhibits should be marked and digitized (scanned) before trial.

Judge Shukura L. Ingram

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Format
PDF

Documents emailed for the Court's review (motions and pleadings) should be sent in PDF format.

Documents e-mailed for the Court's review (motions and other pleadings) should be sent in .PDF format.

Judge Ural Glanville

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Format
DOCX

Documents emailed for the Court's signature (proposed orders) should be sent in Microsoft Word format.

Documents emailed for the Court's signature (proposed orders, etc.) should be sent in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Ural Glanville

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Format
DOCX

All proposed orders should be submitted electronically to Mr. Kerns in Microsoft Word format.

All proposed orders should be submitted electronically to Mr. Kerns in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Ural Glanville

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026INFO

Format
DOCX

Proposed orders may be emailed in Word format.

Proposed orders may be emailed in Word format to the Staff Attorney.

Judge Craig L. Schwall Sr.

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026INFO

Civil cases

Format
PDF

Documents emailed for the Court's review must be sent in PDF format.

Documents e-mailed for the Court's review (motions and other pleadings) should be sent in PDF format.

Judge Debbie-Ann R. Rickman

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026INFO

Civil cases

Format
DOCX

Documents emailed for the Court's signature must be sent in Microsoft Word format.

Documents e-mailed for the Court's signature (proposed orders, etc.) should be sent in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Debbie-Ann R. Rickman

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026INFO

Criminal cases

Format
PAPER

Counsel may use electronic devices with voir dire questions, but must bring a paper copy of the anticipated general and individual voir dire questions to court for potential use.

Counsel is permitted to use electronic devices containing his/her/their voir dire questions during the jury questioning phase of the trial. HOWEVER, should the use of such electronic devices during juror questioning interfere with the efficiency of the jury selection process, the Court will compel counsel to utilize a paper copy of the voir dire questions in interacting with the jurors. Accordingly, counsel shall bring to court a PAPER COPY of his/her/their anticipated general and individual voir dire questions for potential use during the voir dire process.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026INFO

Applies to
Proposed order
Format
DOCX

Proposed orders accompanying ministerial motions must be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word document.

Every ministerial motion (e.g. motion for leave to file a reply brief, for leave to extend discovery, etc.) must be accompanied by a proposed order (with the proposed order submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word document).

Judge Melynee Leftridge

Checked against the court's document on Sep 20, 2026INFO

Civil cases

Oversized or non-paper exhibits may be submitted as a digital photograph of the object marked with an exhibit sticker.

For oversized or non-paper exhibits (i.e., guns, poster boards) you may submit a digital photograph of the object marked with an exhibit sticker.

Judge Thomas A. Cox Jr.

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.CRITICAL?

Civil cases

The pre-trial order shall be presented in the form prescribed by Rule 7.2 of the Uniform Rules of the Superior Court.

Summary: The pre-trial order must follow the form prescribed by Rule 7.2 of the Uniform Rules of the Superior Court.

Judge Alice Benton

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.CRITICAL?

Civil cases

Conflict letters must be submitted one week before the trial calendar begins and shall comply fully with Rule 17.1 of the Uniform Superior Court Rules.

Summary: Conflict letters must comply fully with Rule 17.1 of the Uniform Superior Court Rules.

Judge Alice Benton

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.CRITICAL?

Civil cases

Format
DOCX ?

In addition to filing jury charge requests with the Clerk, the parties shall also email a copy in Word format to the Staff Attorney prior to jury selection.

Summary: The emailed copy of jury charge requests to the Staff Attorney must be in Word format.

Judge Alice Benton

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.CRITICAL?

Civil cases

Format
PDF

All exhibits and exhibit lists shall be scanned individually into PDF format and emailed to the Staff Attorney, with all counsel copied, no later than two days before trial.

Summary: Exhibits and exhibit lists must be scanned individually into PDF format.

Judge Alice Benton

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.CRITICAL?

Civil cases

Format
DOCX ?

The parties must submit their proposed verdict forms via email in Word format to the Staff Attorney prior to jury selection.

Summary: Proposed verdict forms submitted to the Staff Attorney must be in Word format.

Judge Alice Benton

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.CRITICAL?

Criminal cases

Format
DOCX ?

All such proposed Orders shall be transmitted by email to Ms. McRae in WORD format, such that the Court is able to make any changes amendments to any such proposed Orders.

Summary: Proposed orders for standard procedural motions must be emailed to the Litigation Manager in editable WORD format so the Court can make changes.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.CRITICAL?

Criminal cases

PATTERN jury charges shall be listed on a single cover page. Each PATTERN charge shall be numbered and identified by title and paragraph. The substance/content of any such PATTERN charge shall not be put forth. In other words, for PATTERN charges, each party is to submit, in a numbered listing on a cover page, only the PATTERN charge by name and paragraph---- and not the text of each such PATTERN charge.

Summary: PATTERN jury charges must be listed on a single cover page, numbered and identified by title and paragraph, with only the charge name and paragraph number submitted and no charge text.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.CRITICAL?

Criminal cases

Each side is limited to fifteen (15) NON-PATTERN charges, unless leave to file additional NON-PATTERN charges is sought and obtained (in writing) from the Court.

Summary: Each side is limited to 15 NON-PATTERN jury charges unless the Court grants written leave for additional charges.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.CRITICAL?

Criminal cases

Regarding DVDs/CDs/thumb drives and the like. provide the court reporter with the original and one copy. They must be contained ina hard case (such as a jewel case).

Summary: DVDs, CDs, and thumb drives must be provided to the court reporter as the original plus one copy, contained in a hard case such as a jewel case.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.CRITICAL?

Criminal cases

Format
DOCX ?

Counsel shall promptly prepare orders or judgments to be presented to the Court. Such orders shall be presented to the court in WORD format.

Summary: Orders and judgments presented to the Court must be in WORD format.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.WARNING?

Civil cases

Format
PDF

Documents e-mailed for the Court9s review (motions and other pleadings) should be sent in .PDF format.

Summary: Documents e-mailed to the Court for review, such as motions and other pleadings, should be sent in PDF format.

Judge Alice Benton

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.WARNING?

Civil cases

Format
DOCX ?

Documents e-mailed for Judge Benton9s signature (proposed orders, etc.) should be sent in Microsoft Word format.

Summary: Documents e-mailed for Judge Benton's signature, such as proposed orders, should be sent in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Alice Benton

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.WARNING?

Civil cases

All motions, proposed orders, and other submissions to the Court shall be printed or typed with not less than double-spacing between the lines, except in block quotations or footnotes.

Summary: Motions, proposed orders, and other submissions must be double-spaced, except in block quotations and footnotes.

Judge Alice Benton

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.WARNING?

Civil cases

Margins
top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in ?

Margins shall be no less than one inch at the top, bottom and sides.

Summary: Margins must be at least one inch at the top, bottom, and sides.

Judge Alice Benton

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.WARNING?

Civil cases

The type size shall not be smaller than 12-point Courier or Times New Roman font.

Summary: Type size must be at least 12-point in Courier or Times New Roman font.

Judge Alice Benton

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.WARNING?

Civil cases

Format
DOCX ?

Every ministerial motion (e.g., motion to exceed page limit, to extend discovery, etc.) must be accompanied by a proposed order (with the proposed order submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word document).

Summary: Proposed orders accompanying ministerial motions must be submitted electronically as Microsoft Word documents.

Judge Alice Benton

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.WARNING?

Civil cases

Format
DOCX ?

All proposed orders should be submitted electronically via email directly to the Staff Attorney, in Microsoft Word format.

Summary: Proposed orders submitted to the Staff Attorney must be in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Alice Benton

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.WARNING?

Criminal cases

Format
DOCX ?

a proposed order in WORD format shall be emailed to Litigation Manager Seneca McRae (Seneca.McRaeqa fultoncountyga.gov)

Summary: The proposed order accompanying a continuance/status conference motion must be in WORD format.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.WARNING?

Criminal cases

Format
DOCX ?

A COURTESY COPY OF ALL REQUESTS TO CHARGE JURY (PATTERN charge cover page and NON-PATTERN charges) SHALL BE EMAILED TO THE COURT IN WORD FORMAT TO THE COURT'S SR. STAFF ATTORNEY, SARAH THOMAS AT Sarah.Thomas@fultoncountvga,gov, in addition to being emailed to Ms. McRae.

Summary: The emailed courtesy copy of all requests to charge the jury must be in Word format.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

The quote is in the court's document. The summary is not checked yet.WARNING?

Criminal cases

For oversized or non-paper exhibits. such as guns, poster boards. etc... vou may submit a digital photograph ofthe object marked with an exhibit sticker. If no photograph is submitted, then a piece of paper describing the exhibit (such as gun, poster board. ete.) will be inserted by the court repolter in its place as the exhibit attached to the transcript.

Summary: Oversized or non-paper exhibits may be submitted as a digital photograph marked with an exhibit sticker; otherwise the court reporter will insert a paper description in their place.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

Civil cases

Regarding DVDs / CDs, provide the court reporter with the original and one copy. They will need to be contained in a hard case (e.g., jewel case).

Summary: DVDs/CDs must be provided to the court reporter as original and one copy in a hard case.

Judge Belinda E. Edwards

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

Criminal cases

Margins
top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in ?

All motions, proposed orders, and other submissions to the Court shall be printed or typed with not less than double-spacing between the lines, except in block quotations or footnotes. Margins shall be no less than one inch at the top, bottom, and sides. The type size shall not be smaller than 12-point font.

Summary: Motions, proposed orders, and other submissions must be double-spaced, have margins of at least one inch on all sides, and use type no smaller than 12-point.

Judge Scott McAfee

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?

Criminal cases

Format
DOCX ?

All such proposed Orders shall be transmitted by email to Ms. Sims in WORD format, such that the Court is able to make any changes/amendments to any such proposed Orders.

Summary: Proposed Orders must be transmitted in WORD format (DOCX) to Ms. Sims.

Judge Melynee Leftridge

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?

Civil cases

Format
DOCX ?

Submissions should be made via e-mail in Microsoft Word format to Ms. Candler, with a courtesy copy e-mailed to all opposing parties.

Summary: Proposed voir dire questions must be submitted in Microsoft Word format.

Judge Shukura L. Ingram

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Civil cases

Format
PDF

Documents e-mailed for the Court's review (motions and other pleadings) should be sent in .PDF format.

Summary: Motions and pleadings e-mailed for the Court's review must be in PDF format.

Judge Shukura L. Ingram

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Civil cases

Documents e-mailed for the Court's signature (proposed orders, etc.) should be sent in Microsoft Word format.

Machine summary

Proposed orders e-mailed for the Court's signature must be in Microsoft Word format.

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Civil cases

Regarding DVDs/CDs, provide the court reporter with the original and one copy, after exchanging a copy of the same with the opposing side. DVD's/CD's must be contained in a hard case.

Summary: For DVDs/CDs, after exchanging a copy with the opposing side, provide the court reporter with the original and one copy; they must be contained in a hard case.

Judge Thomas A. Cox Jr.

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Civil cases

Applies to
Voir dire questions ?
Format
DOCX ?

Submissions should be made via e-mail in Microsoft Word format to Mr. Kerns, with a courtesy copy e-mailed to all opposing parties.

Summary: Voir dire questions must be submitted via e-mail in Microsoft Word format to Mr. Kerns, with courtesy copy to opposing parties.

Judge Ural Glanville

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Civil cases

Applies to
Jury charges ?
Format
DOCX ?

In addition to e-filing proposed charges with the Clerk of Court, the parties must also e-mail a copy, in Microsoft Word format, to Mr. Kerns by this deadline.

Summary: Jury charges must also be e-mailed in Microsoft Word format to Mr. Kerns.

Judge Ural Glanville

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Format
DOCX ?

For matters before Judge Eaton, it is highly recommended that proposed final orders in Word format be emailed to elizabeth,marum@fultoncountyga.gov prior to the start of trial.

Summary: For matters before Judge Eaton, it is highly recommended that proposed final orders in Word format be emailed to chambers before trial.

Judge Charles M. Eaton Jr.

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Criminal cases

Format
DOCX ?

A courtesy copy shall be provided in Word format to the Court.

Summary: The courtesy copy of the proposed voir dire questions must be provided to the Court in Word format.

Judge Charles M. Eaton Jr.
Common questions about Superior Court of Fulton County document format requirements

What formatting rules apply to filings in Superior Court of Fulton County?

Judge Thomas A. Cox Jr.'s formatting rule includes times new roman font, 14 point type and file format docx. All motions, proposed orders, and submissions must be in Microsoft Word format with Times New Roman 14 cpi font.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 4, section MOTIONS

Judge Belinda E. Edwards' formatting rule includes file format PDF. Documents emailed for review must be in PDF format.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 1, section Contacting the Court

Judge Melynee Leftridge's formatting rule includes file format docx. Jury charges must be submitted to the Court's Senior Staff Attorney in Word format.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 4, section Jury Charges/Verdict Form

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