Each of Georgia's 159 counties has one Magistrate Court, which hears claims up to $15,000 (rising to $25,000 for cases filed from January 1, 2027). File in the Magistrate Court of the county where the defendant lives; a business is usually sued where its registered office is.
| County | Court | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Appling County | Magistrate Court of Appling County | — |
| Atkinson County | Magistrate Court of Atkinson County | 912-422-3552 |
| Bacon County | Magistrate Court of Bacon County | — |
| Baker County | Magistrate Court of Baker County | 229-734-3007 |
| Baldwin County | Magistrate Court of Baldwin County | — |
| Banks County | Magistrate Court of Banks County | 706-677-6270 |
| Barrow County | Magistrate Court of Barrow County | — |
| Bartow County | Magistrate Court of Bartow County | 770-387-5070 |
| Ben Hill County | Magistrate Court of Ben Hill County | — |
| Berrien County | Magistrate Court of Berrien County | 229-686-7019 |
| Bibb County | Civil & Magistrate Court of Bibb County | 478-621-5801 |
| Bleckley County | Magistrate Court of Bleckley County | — |
| Brantley County | Magistrate Court of Brantley County | — |
| Brooks County | Magistrate Court of Brooks County | 229-263-9989 |
| Bryan County | Magistrate Court of Bryan County | — |
| Bulloch County | Magistrate Court of Bulloch County | — |
| Burke County | Magistrate Court of Burke County | 706-554-4281 |
| Butts County | Magistrate Court of Butts County | 770-775-8220 |
| Calhoun County | Magistrate Court of Calhoun County | — |
| Camden County | Magistrate Court of Camden County | 912-576-5658 |
| Candler County | Magistrate Court of Candler County | 912-685-5257 |
| Carroll County | Magistrate Court of Carroll County | 770-830-5874 |
| Catoosa County | Magistrate Court of Catoosa County | — |
| Charlton County | Magistrate Court of Charlton County | 912-496-2230 |
| Chatham County | Magistrate Court of Chatham County | — |
| Chattahoochee County | Magistrate Court of Chattahoochee County | — |
| Chattooga County | Magistrate Court of Chattooga County | 706-857-0711 |
| Cherokee County | Magistrate Court of Cherokee County | — |
| Clarke County | Magistrate Court of Clarke County | — |
| Clay County | Magistrate Court of Clay County | — |
| Clayton County | Magistrate Court of Clayton County | 770-477-3395 |
| Clinch County | Magistrate Court of Clinch County | 912-487-2514 |
| Cobb County | Magistrate Court of Cobb County | 770-528-8910 |
| Coffee County | Magistrate Court of Coffee County | 912-384-1381 |
| Colquitt County | Magistrate Court of Colquitt County | 229-616-7450 |
| Columbia County | Magistrate Court of Columbia County | 706-868-3316 |
| Cook County | Magistrate Court of Cook County | — |
| Coweta County | Magistrate Court of Coweta County | — |
| Crawford County | Magistrate Court of Crawford County | 478-836-5804 |
| Crisp County | Magistrate Court of Crisp County | 229-271-4728 |
| Dade County | Magistrate Court of Dade County | 706-657-4113 |
| Dawson County | Magistrate Court of Dawson County | 706-344-3730 |
| Decatur County | Magistrate Court of Decatur County | — |
| DeKalb County | Magistrate Court of DeKalb County | 404-371-2261 |
| Dodge County | Magistrate Court of Dodge County | — |
| Dooly County | Magistrate Court of Dooly County | — |
| Dougherty County | Magistrate Court of Dougherty County | — |
| Douglas County | Magistrate Court of Douglas County | 770-920-7540 |
| Early County | Magistrate Court of Early County | — |
| Echols County | Magistrate Court of Echols County | 229-559-7526 |
| Effingham County | Magistrate Court of Effingham County | 912-754-2124 |
| Elbert County | Magistrate Court of Elbert County | 706-283-2016 |
| Emanuel County | Magistrate Court of Emanuel County | 478-237-7271 |
| Evans County | Magistrate Court of Evans County | 912-739-3745 |
| Fannin County | Magistrate Court of Fannin County | 706-632-5558 |
| Fayette County | Magistrate Court of Fayette County | 770-716-4230 |
| Floyd County | Magistrate Court of Floyd County | — |
| Forsyth County | Magistrate Court of Forsyth County | 770-781-2211 |
| Franklin County | Magistrate Court of Franklin County | — |
| Fulton County | Magistrate Court of Fulton County | 404-613-9071 |
| Gilmer County | Magistrate Court of Gilmer County | 706-635-2515 |
| Glascock County | Magistrate Court of Glascock County | — |
| Glynn County | Magistrate Court of Glynn County | 912-554-7250 |
| Gordon County | Magistrate Court of Gordon County | 706-629-6818 |
| Grady County | Magistrate Court of Grady County | 229-377-4132 |
| Greene County | Magistrate Court of Greene County | 706-453-3346 |
| Gwinnett County | Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County | 770-822-8100 |
| Habersham County | Magistrate Court of Habersham County | 706-839-0350 |
| Hall County | Magistrate Court of Hall County | 770-531-6912 |
| Hancock County | Magistrate Court of Hancock County | 706-444-6234 |
| Haralson County | Magistrate Court of Haralson County | 770-646-2015 |
| Harris County | Magistrate Court of Harris County | 706-628-4977 |
| Hart County | Magistrate Court of Hart County | 706-376-6817 |
| Heard County | Magistrate Court of Heard County | 706-675-3002 |
| Henry County | Magistrate Court of Henry County | — |
| Houston County | Magistrate Court of Houston County | 478-987-4695 |
| Irwin County | Magistrate Court of Irwin County | — |
| Jackson County | Magistrate Court of Jackson County | 706-387-6249 |
| Jasper County | Magistrate Court of Jasper County | — |
| Jeff Davis County | Magistrate Court of Jeff Davis County | — |
| Jefferson County | Magistrate Court of Jefferson County | 478-625-8834 |
| Jenkins County | Magistrate Court of Jenkins County | — |
| Johnson County | Magistrate Court of Johnson County | — |
| Jones County | Magistrate Court of Jones County | 478-986-6405 |
| Lamar County | Magistrate Court of Lamar County | — |
| Lanier County | Magistrate Court of Lanier County | — |
| Laurens County | Magistrate Court of Laurens County | 478-296-0700 |
| Lee County | Magistrate Court of Lee County | 229-759-6016 |
| Liberty County | Magistrate Court of Liberty County | 912-368-2063 |
| Lincoln County | Magistrate Court of Lincoln County | — |
| Long County | Magistrate Court of Long County | — |
| Lowndes County | Magistrate Court of Lowndes County | 229-671-2610 |
| Lumpkin County | Magistrate Court of Lumpkin County | 706-864-7760 |
| McDuffie County | Magistrate Court of McDuffie County | 706-597-2618 |
| McIntosh County | Magistrate Court of McIntosh County | — |
| Macon County | Magistrate Court of Macon County | 478-472-8509 |
| Madison County | Magistrate Court of Madison County | 706-795-6375 |
| Marion County | Magistrate Court of Marion County | 229-649-5542 |
| Meriwether County | Magistrate Court of Meriwether County | 706-672-1247 |
| Miller County | Magistrate Court of Miller County | 229-758-4110 |
| Mitchell County | Magistrate Court of Mitchell County | 229-336-2077 |
| Monroe County | Magistrate Court of Monroe County | 478-994-7018 |
| Montgomery County | Magistrate Court of Montgomery County | — |
| Morgan County | Magistrate Court of Morgan County | 706-342-3088 |
| Murray County | Magistrate Court of Murray County | 706-695-3021 |
| Muscogee County | Magistrate Court of Muscogee County | 706-653-4790 |
| Newton County | Magistrate Court of Newton County | — |
| Oconee County | Magistrate Court of Oconee County | — |
| Oglethorpe County | Magistrate Court of Oglethorpe County | 706-743-8321 |
| Paulding County | Magistrate Court of Paulding County | 770-443-7533 |
| Peach County | Magistrate Court of Peach County | 478-825-2060 |
| Pickens County | Magistrate Court of Pickens County | 706-253-8747 |
| Pierce County | Magistrate Court of Pierce County | 912-449-2027 |
| Pike County | Magistrate Court of Pike County | — |
| Polk County | Magistrate Court of Polk County | — |
| Pulaski County | Magistrate Court of Pulaski County | — |
| Putnam County | Magistrate Court of Putnam County | — |
| Quitman County | Magistrate Court of Quitman County | — |
| Rabun County | Magistrate Court of Rabun County | — |
| Randolph County | Magistrate Court of Randolph County | 229-732-2218 |
| Richmond County | Magistrate Court of Richmond County | 706-821-2370 |
| Rockdale County | Magistrate Court of Rockdale County | 770-278-7800 |
| Schley County | Magistrate Court of Schley County | — |
| Screven County | Magistrate Court of Screven County | — |
| Seminole County | Magistrate Court of Seminole County | 229-524-5256 |
| Spalding County | Magistrate Court of Spalding County | 770-467-4321 |
| Stephens County | Magistrate Court of Stephens County | 706-886-6205 |
| Stewart County | Magistrate Court of Stewart County | — |
| Sumter County | Magistrate Court of Sumter County | 229-928-4524 |
| Talbot County | Magistrate Court of Talbot County | — |
| Taliaferro County | Magistrate Court of Taliaferro County | — |
| Tattnall County | Magistrate Court of Tattnall County | 912-557-4372 |
| Taylor County | Magistrate Court of Taylor County | — |
| Telfair County | Magistrate Court of Telfair County | — |
| Terrell County | Magistrate Court of Terrell County | — |
| Thomas County | Magistrate Court of Thomas County | 229-225-3330 |
| Tift County | Magistrate Court of Tift County | 229-386-7907 |
| Toombs County | Magistrate Court of Toombs County | 912-526-8984 |
| Towns County | Magistrate Court of Towns County | — |
| Treutlen County | Magistrate Court of Treutlen County | — |
| Troup County | Magistrate Court of Troup County | 706-883-1695 |
| Turner County | Magistrate Court of Turner County | 229-567-3155 |
| Twiggs County | Magistrate Court of Twiggs County | — |
| Union County | Magistrate Court of Union County | 706-439-6008 |
| Upson County | Magistrate Court of Upson County | 706-647-6891 |
| Walker County | Magistrate Court of Walker County | 706-638-1217 |
| Walton County | Magistrate Court of Walton County | 770-267-1349 |
| Ware County | Magistrate Court of Ware County | — |
| Warren County | Magistrate Court of Warren County | 706-465-2227 |
| Washington County | Magistrate Court of Washington County | 478-552-3591 |
| Wayne County | Magistrate Court of Wayne County | 912-427-5960 |
| Webster County | Magistrate Court of Webster County | 229-828-3615 |
| Wheeler County | Magistrate Court of Wheeler County | — |
| White County | Magistrate Court of White County | 706-865-2613 |
| Whitfield County | Magistrate Court of Whitfield County | 706-278-5052 |
| Wilcox County | Magistrate Court of Wilcox County | 229-467-2458 |
| Wilkes County | Magistrate Court of Wilkes County | — |
| Wilkinson County | Magistrate Court of Wilkinson County | 478-946-2222 |
| Worth County | Magistrate Court of Worth County | — |