About The Court

The Magistrate Court plays an important role for the people in the community. The Court provides assistance to individuals in civil and criminal actions. An attorney is not required in this court, which makes the Magistrate Court affordable for everyone in Chatham County. The Magistrate Court serves the area of Chatham County which encompasses the City of Savannah and other municipalities including Bloomingdale, Garden City, Pooler, Port Wentworth, Thunderbolt and Tybee Island.

Magistrate Court's jurisdiction includes civil claims of $15,000 or less, dispossessory proceedings (landlord/tenant), applications for and the issuance of arrest and/or search warrants and preliminary hearings as well as local ordinance violations. The Magistrate Court does not hold jury trials and is not a court of record. Most appeals from judgments in civil cases are made to the Superior and State Courts.

This website has been designed to provide citizens with the most current and convenient information available regarding the process and procedures in the Magistrate Court. We hope you will find this website to be a useful and convenient tool in obtaining information.