Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia: Magistrate Court Judges

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Tracie graduated from Emory & Henry College with a bachelor's degree in history and business management. She recevied her juris doctorate from Washington & Lee University School of Law. She and her husband Joe have two children.

Tracie previously worked as litigator at Brennan, Wasden & Painter LLC and as a senior trial attorney for Allstate Insurance.

Tracie Grove Macke is currently Magistrate Court Judge in Chatham County, where she has been since 2020.

Practiced in the states of Tennessee and Texas before moving to Georgia.

Represented individuals and businesses in a wide range of civil matters in state and federal trial and appellate courts.

- Practiced in the states of Tennessee and Texas before moving to Georgia.
- Represented individuals and businesses in a wide range of civil matters in state and federal trial and appellate courts.

Legal Experience

As of March 19, 2024, Tracie Grove Macke did not have a website or any information online.

Ethics & Conduct

Judicial Administration

Volunteers at Cumberland Island National Seashore.

Member of the Georgia State Bar, Georgia Court of Appeals, Georgia Supreme Court, U.S.D.C. Southern District of Georgia, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court.

Previously a member of ABOTA, Litigation Council of America, and Board member of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association.

Previously served on the board of Marshlands, Inc., a non-profit serving the needs of juveniles.

- Volunteers at Cumberland Island National Seashore.
- Member of the Georgia State Bar, Georgia Court of Appeals, Georgia Supreme Court, U.S.D.C. Southern District of Georgia, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court.
- Previously a member of ABOTA, Litigation Council of America, and Board member of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association.
- Previously served on the board of Marshlands, Inc., a non-profit serving the needs of juveniles.

Community Involvement

Tracie Grove Macke

She previously worked as litigator at Brennan, Wasden & Painter LLC and as a senior trial attorney for Allstate Insurance.

She practiced in the states of Tennessee and Texas before moving to Georgia.

- She practiced in the states of Tennessee and Texas before moving to Georgia.
- Represented individuals and businesses in a wide range of civil matters in state and federal trial and appellate courts.

As of March 19, 2024, Tracie Grove Macke did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Was previously a member of ABOTA, Litigation Council of America, and Board member of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association.

- Volunteers at Cumberland Island National Seashore.
- Member of the Georgia State Bar, Georgia Court of Appeals, Georgia Supreme Court, U.S.D.C. Southern District of Georgia, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court.
- Was previously a member of ABOTA, Litigation Council of America, and Board member of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association.
- Previously served on the board of Marshlands, Inc., a non-profit serving the needs of juveniles.

- Magistrate Courts hear civil cases only in amounts less than $15,000. There are no jury trials in Magistrate Court. 
- Magistrate Courts hear landlord tenant dispossessory cases (i.e. a case where a landlord is seeking an eviction of their tenant) and can order evictions. 
- The Chief Magistrate can determine procedures for managing the cases in front of the Magistrate. For example, in Fulton County the Chief Magistrate informs parties in landlord tenant dispossessory cases on the benefits of mediation and provides on-site mediators to resolve landlord tenant disputes before the parties appear in front of the judge. 
- Magistrate Courts only have jurisdiction over their respective counties. Each county has its own magistrate court. Magistrate Court Judge term lengths vary per county, however most serve four year terms. Local Superior Court Judges set parameters for Magistrate Courts. 