Judge Kimberly Ann Alexander

DeKalb County State Court

Judge Kimberly A. Alexander serves as the Presiding Judge in Division 7 of the DeKalb County State Court, Jury Division.  Judge Alexander was elected to this position on May 24, 2022.  Previously, Judge Alexander was appointed to the court’s Traffic Division on November 1, 2019 by Governor Brian Kemp.  Alexander was subsequently appointed to the court’s Jury Division on June 28, 2021 by Gov. Kemp. 

 Judge Alexander was born in Augusta, Georgia, and she graduated from Lakeside High School in Evans, Georgia.  Judge Alexander earned a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in English from Georgia State University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Georgia School of Law.  After becoming a member of the State Bar of Georgia in November 2004, Judge Alexander immediately entered public service as a Superior Court Judicial Law Clerk in Richmond County, Georgia and Columbia County, Georgia.

Judge Alexander has experience in criminal and civil trial practice as well as appellate litigation.  Directly preceding her taking the bench, Judge Alexander served as an Assistant County Attorney for the Office of the Fulton County Attorney.  There she provided daily legal advice while handling a substantial number of transactional and litigation matters for the Fulton County Board of Commissioners. During her tenure, this legal department was awarded the 2019 In-House Legal Department of the Year. Furthermore, she also provided representation for other departments, boards, and county officials in federal and state courts and served as parliamentarian and legal counsel to the Fulton County Board of Tax Assessors.

In addition, as an associate with Brown, Geiger & Associates, Judge Alexander worked as a Fulton County Child Advocate and Legal Officer for the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning.  In this role, she represented the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services on behalf of neglected and abused children.  Also, as a practicing attorney, Judge Alexander handled education law cases as an associate with Brock, Clay, Calhoun & Rogers, and served as an Assistant Solicitor General in the Cobb County Solicitor General’s Office.

During her practice, she deeply appreciated the efforts Courts made to be efficient yet familiar with the cases on their calendars.  Therefore, in managing her high-volume dockets, Judge Alexander strives for judicial economy while still studying the pleadings and case law in-depth before any hearings.  In addition to the traditional litigation process, she seeks other creative and effective contributions to the legal system.  She reinitiated the Alternative Path Class in 2024, originally started by Judge Gordon, to encourage young offenders to choose an alternative path.  In addition, each year, Judge Alexander spearheads a service activity around the holidays where she, her colleagues, and the State Court Probation Department provide much needed holiday cheer to children and teens impacted by the court’s Abandonment calendar. 

Judge Alexander was appointed and reappointed to serve on the State Bar of Georgia’s Professionalism committee. This standing committee considers ways to advance the professionalism of members of the bar and makes recommendations to the Executive Committee and the Board of Governors.  Previously she was appointed and reappointed for several years to serve on the Children and the Courts Standing Committee of the State Bar of Georgia.