State Court of Forsyth CountyJudiciary

The State Court of Forsyth County is a trial court of limited jurisdiction within the Georgia judicial system, serving Forsyth County, Georgia. Its judicial mandate is to adjudicate misdemeanor criminal offenses, county ordinance violations, traffic citations, and civil lawsuits where the Superior Court does not hold exclusive jurisdiction, with authority to conduct jury trials. Created by the Georgia General Assembly through local legislation in 1996, the court officially commenced operations on January 1, 1997, to relieve docket strain on the local Superior Court amid Forsyth County's emergence as one of the fastest-growing suburban counties in the United States.