Press Releases

Press Releases from the Clerk of Superior Court

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2024

3/5/2024 DeKalb’s Clerk of Superior Court Reminds Veterans to File Form DD-214 At No Cost

2023

11/14/2023 - DeKalb’s Clerk of Superior Court 13th Annual Adoption Day on Nov. 17, 2023

10/20/2023 - DeKalb County Clerk of Superior Court with the DeKalb County Innovation and Technology Department Transitions from On-Premises to Cloud Deployment

10/13/2023 - DeKalb Clerk of Superior Court Implements Innovative Land Record System

9/25/2023 - DeKalb Clerk Debra DeBerry to Host Passport Day Saturday, September 30, 2023

8/28/2023 - DeKalb Clerk Debra DeBerry to Host Passport Day Saturday, September 9, 2023

7/13/2023 - DeKalb Clerk Debra DeBerry Initiates Project to Digitize Property Records Documenting the Sell and Purchase of Enslaved Persons

3/11/2023 - Notice of Office Reopening

3/2/2023 - DeKalb Clerk of Superior Court To host Free Notary Training March 17, 2023

2022

12/30/2022 - Clerk of Superior Court's Office Closed Until Further Notice with Judicial Order

12/25/2022 - Clerk of Superior Court’s Office Closed Due to Freezing Temperatures, Flooding of the Clerk’s Office

11/6/2022 - DeKalb’s Clerk of Superior Court 12th Annual Adoption Day on Nov. 18, 2022

9/6/2022 - Debra DeBerry, Clerk of Superior Court to host Passport Day on September 17, 2022

8/1/2022 - Mandatory Criminal eFiling Becomes Effective on August 1, 2022

2/28/2022 - Debra DeBerry, Clerk of Superior Court, DeKalb County Receives ÈCLAT Award at Winter Conference - Superior Court Clerks’ Association honors clerk

2021

11/16/2021 - DeKalb’s Clerk of Superior Court 11th Annual Adoption Day on Nov. 19, 2021

10/19/2021 - USPS Implements New Service Delivery Standards for First Class Mail on October 1, 2021

10/4/2021 - Debra DeBerry, Clerk of Superior Court, to Host Free Virtual Notary Training Day October 6, 2021

5/7/2021 - Debra DeBerry, Clerk of Superior Court to Increase Capacity for In-Person Clerk of Superior Court Services

1/13/2021 - Clerk of Superior Court’s Office Notice of Closing January 18, 19 & 20

1/4/2021 - Superior Court and Clerk’s Office Available until 10:00 P.M. on January 5, 2021

2020

11/20/2020 -DeKalb Ethics Appointing Committee Announces Call for Board of Ethics Applications

10/23/2020 - Election Day Filing /Superior Court and Clerk’s Office Available until 10:00 P.M. on November 3, 2020

9/2/2020 DeKalb Superior Court and Clerk of Superior CourtReceive The Clearance Rate Excellence Award

6/12/2020 - UPDATE: Reopen date rescheduled to July 13, 2020

4/9/2020 - DeKalb Clerk Now Accepting Notary Mail-In-Renewal

4/7/2020 - Emergency Judicial Order Extended to May 13, 2020

3/25/2020 - DeKalb County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office Updating Emergency TPO Process

3/21/2020 - DeKalb County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office to Offer Socially Distant Services
Office to be closed until April 13

3/16/2020 - DeKalb Board of Equalization RESCHEDULING all hearings until further notice

3/13/2020 - DeKalb Clerk Debra DeBerry CANCELLING Notary Training March 20, 2020

3/10/2020 - Clerk Debra DeBerry and Sheriff Melody Maddox CANCELLING VOICES scheduled for Saturday, March 14, 2020

2/25/2020 - DeKalb Clerk Debra DeBerry to host Free Notary Training March 20, 2020

2/21/2020 - Clerk Debra DeBerry and Sheriff Melody Maddox host VOICES, 4th Annual Women’s History Month Event Saturday, March 14, 2020

2019

11/21/19 - DeKalb’s Clerk of Superior Court 9th Annual Adoption Day on Nov. 22, 2019

9/4/29 - Clerk’s Office is a collection site for Hurricane Dorian Relief
7/29/19 - Debra DeBerry to host 7th Annual Community Appreciation Day, Saturday, August 10, 2019
6/21/19 - Georgia Requires Tax Parcel Identification for all DeKalb Property Transfer or Conveyance Filings
6/4/19 - DeKalb Clerk Debra DeBerry and Tyler Technologies to Offer CLE Training on re:SearchGA Portal
5/8/19 - DeKalb Clerk Debra DeBerry Announces e-Record for All Real Estate Documents
5/7/19 - DeKalb Clerk Debra DeBerry to Host May Passport Day Saturday, May 18, 2019
2/5/19 - DeKalb Clerk of Superior Court to host Free Notary Training March 8, 2019
1/28/19 - DeKalb County Courthouse closed Tuesday, January 29, 2019 due to approaching winter storm
1/18/19 - Clerk DeBerry to Aid Federally Furloughed Employee

2018

12/7/18 - Georgia requires mandatory fee increases for civil e-Filing effective January 1, 2019
10/28/18 - DeKalb’s Clerk of Superior Court 8th Annual Adoption Day on Nov. 16, 2018
9/13/18 - Passport Day in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court Saturday, September 22, 2018
7/24/18 - Debra DeBerry hosts 6th Annual Community Appreciation Day Saturday, August 11, 2018
7/6/18 - Passport Day in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court Saturday, July 21, 2018 8:00AM - 12:00PM
3/8/18 Sheriff Jeffrey Mann and Clerk Debra DeBerry host VOICES, A Free Women’s History Month Event Saturday, March 24, 2018
3/7/18 DeKalb Courthouse and B.O.E. closing at noon Due To Watwer Main Break
2/21/18 - DeKalb Clerk of Superior Court To host Free Notary Training March 23, 2018
1/19/18 - Passport Day in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court Saturday, January 27, 2018

2017

11/17/17 -Passport Day in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court Saturday, December 2, 2017
9/10/17 - DeKalb County Courthouse closed 9.11.17 & Board of Equalization hearings canceled 9.11 & 9.12.17
8/8/17 - DeKalb Clerk of Superior Court public notice for Odyssey outage Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 6:00 PM through Sunday, August 13th
7/25/17 - Debra DeBerry hosts Community Appreciation Day Saturday, August 12, 2017

2016

12/30/16 - DeKalb County, Georgia, Simplifies Court Filing Process and Enhances Access to Justice
11/1/16 - DeKalb’s Clerk of Superior Court 6th Annual Adoption Day on Nov. 18, 2016
7/27/16 - Debra DeBerry hosts Community Appreciation Day Saturday, August 13, 2016
6/22/16 - DeKalb Clerk of Superior Court and Tyler Technologies to host 4th eFile CLE Training
5/4/16 - DeKalb Clerk of Superior Court fee increases effective Monday, May 9, 2016
5/3/16 - Clerk Debra DeBerry to host 2nd Annual Mental Health and Wellness Fair Saturday, May 14, 2016
4/18/16 -DeKalb Board of Equalization relocating April 28, 2016
4/11/16 - DeKalb Superior, State, and Magistrate Courts public notice for Systems going down for conversion to new case management system
3/15/16 - DeKalb Clerk of Superior Court and Tyler Technologies to host 2nd eFile CLE Training
1/29/16 - DeKalb Clerk of Superior Court and Tyler Technologies to host eFile CLE Training

2015

8/14/15 - DeKalb Clerk of Superior Court To host Free Notary Training
7/6/15 - Debra DeBerry partners with Interim CEO Lee May’s Town Hall Meeting Thursday, July 9, 2015
6/30/15 - Debra DeBerry hosts Community Appreciation Day Saturday, August 1, 2015
3/6/15 - Clerk of Superior Court Launches New Web Site
2/5/15 - DeKalb County, Georgia, Selects Tyler Technologies’ Court Case Management Software

2014

11/7/14 - DeKalb’s 4th Annual Adoption Day on Nov. 14, 2014
9/9/14 - DeKalb's Clerk First to Accept Credit Cards
7/21/14 - The Clerk's Community Appreciation Day Saturday, August 2, 2014
2/25/14 - DeKalb Property Fraud Registry

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