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Cassandra Kirk
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2015 - Present
2026
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Cassandra Kirk is the Fulton County Magistrate Court Chief Magistrate Judge in Georgia. She assumed office in 2015. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Kirk ran for re-election for Fulton County Magistrate Court Chief Magistrate Judge in Georgia. She won in the general election on May 24, 2022.
She was first appointed to the court by Governor Nathan Deal on December 29, 2014, effective in January 2015.[1]
Education
Kirk received her bachelor's degree from Williams College in Massachusetts, and her J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law.[1]
Career
Prior to her appointed to the magistrate court, Kirk was a juvenile court judge of Fulton County, Georgia.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Fulton County, Georgia (2022)
General election
General election for Fulton County Magistrate Court Chief Magistrate Judge
Incumbent Cassandra Kirk won election in the general election for Fulton County Magistrate Court Chief Magistrate Judge on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cassandra Kirk (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 143,838 | |
| Total votes: 143,838 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Fulton County Magistrate Court Chief Magistrate Judge
Incumbent Cassandra Kirk defeated Louis Levenson in the general election for Fulton County Magistrate Court Chief Magistrate Judge on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cassandra Kirk (Nonpartisan) | 73.5 | 76,764 | |
| Louis Levenson (Nonpartisan) | 26.3 | 27,454 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 199 | ||
| Total votes: 104,417 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the Georgia Magistrate Courts are either elected or appointed to terms of varying lengths.[2] The elections for this court type are contested and may be partisan or nonpartisan. To serve on this court, a judge must be a county resident for at least one year, be 25 years of age, and have a high school diploma or equivalent.[3]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cassandra Kirk did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of Governor Nathan Deal, "Deal appoints Fulton County Chief Magistrate," December 29, 2014
- ↑ New Georgia Encyclopedia, "Judicial Branch: Overview," June 5, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia
State courts:
Georgia Supreme Court • Georgia Court of Appeals • Georgia Superior Courts • Georgia State Courts • Georgia Business Court • Georgia Tax Court • Georgia Juvenile Courts • Georgia Probate Courts • Georgia Magistrate Courts • Georgia Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Georgia • Georgia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Georgia
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