The Butts County Chief Magistrate Judge is an elected, county-wide official charged to administrate the Magistrate Court, which provides service in the following areas:

•  Arrest Warrant Applications for Domestic and Non-domestic Cases
•  Bad Check Warrants
•  Evictions
•  Non-domestic Civil Suits up to $15,000
•  Wage Garnishments

Rebecca Johnston Pitts holds the office of Chief Magistrate Judge and assumed this office in 2013 after previously serving eight years as Associate Magistrate Judge.

The Chief Magistrate is an elected position, chosen by the voters of Butts County every four years. The next election cycle for the Chief Magistrate begins in 2020.

The Magistrate Court is generally open Monday-Friday from 8am to 4:30pm, although court schedules can sometimes affect this.

If you are traveling a distance to the Court for business matters and are in doubt about office hours, please call the office at 770-775-8220.

Below are additional useful links:

• Georgia Council of Magistrate Court Judges
  • This website contains useful information, videos, and a link to the Council’s free guide and file interview that generates forms to assist self-represented litigants.  Individuals can also download PDF fillable forms for all cases handled in Magistrate Court.
• eFile Georgia
  • This website is for online filing for filing a new Statement of Claim, Dispossessory (eviction), or Garnishment action.   Answers can also be filed online to an existing Statement of Claim or Dispossessory (eviction).
• Online Payments
  • This website allows county ordinance citations to be paid online.