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The area of DeKalb county was acquired by the state of Georgia as a result of the 1821 Treaty of Indian Springs with a faction of the Muscogee (Creek). DeKalb County, formed in 1822 from Henry, Gwinnett and Fayette counties, took its name from Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a Bavarian-born former officer in the French Army, who fought for the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary ...
Historic DeKalb County Courthouse: Historic DeKalb County Courthouse: August 26, 1971 : Court Sq. Decatur: Courthouse built in 1918 following a fire. Neoclassical in style and granite exterior. Used as courthouse until 1967: 41
The DeKalb County District Attorney is responsible for overseeing the prosecution of felony offenses filed in the Superior Court of DeKalb County, (Georgia) including: murder, drug and sex offenses, child and elder abuse, theft, and corruption.
Sherry Boston serves as the district attorney for DeKalb County, Georgia, which includes a portion of Atlanta, as well as several smaller metro-area cities. [1] Boston was first elected to the position in 2016 after defeating incumbent DA Robert James, a fellow Democrat, in the primary. Boston ran on an anti-corruption platform. [2]
This is the list of FIPS codes for Georgia — FIPS codes for each county in the state. ... 13089 - DeKalb County; 13091 - Dodge County; 13093 - Dooly County;
The DeKalb County Confederate Monument is a Confederate memorial that formerly stood in Decatur, Georgia, United States. The 30-foot stone obelisk (9.1 m) was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy near the old county courthouse in 1908. [1] [2]
Linda W. Hunter (1981): [66] First African American female judge of the DeKalb Superior Court and Chief Judge and Administrative Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court [DeKalb County, Georgia] Carol W. Hunstein: [67] First female elected as a Judge of the Superior Court bench in DeKalb County, Georgia (1984)
The United States District Court for the District of Georgia was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789. [1] The District was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on August 11, 1848, by 9 Stat. 280 .