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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 2021
New Marshal Appointed for DeKalb County State Court
DECATUR, Ga.— DeKalb County State Court announced the appointment of William J. Taylor to Chief Marshal of the DeKalb County State Court, effective February 1st, following the retirement of Chief Marshal Richard I. Berkowitz, who served DeKalb County law enforcement for 28 years.
As Marshal, Taylor will lead a staff of 27 sworn deputies and 5 civilian employees. The Marshal’s Office is the law enforcement arm of State and Magistrate Courts. One of the major roles of the Marshal’s Office is executing all writs in dispossessory cases out of Magistrate Court and civil service out of State and Magistrate Courts. In addition, the office also handles warrants for the State Court Traffic Division.
William J. Taylor
Taylor retired from the U.S. Air Force after 24 years of service. The last 15 years were spent as a special agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. He participated in several deployments in support of wartime operations in the middle east.
Taylor joined the DeKalb Marshal’s Office in 2014 as the Major commanding the Field Division. In 2017, he was promoted to Chief Deputy assisting Berkowitz with the implementation of the Body Worn Cameras, In-Car Video Communications system and updating the departmental policies and procedures.
Taylor served two consecutive years (2017-2019) as the secretary of the DeKalb County Chiefs’ Association, which is a network of all local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies that operate within DeKalb County.
Taylor earned an Associate degree in Criminal Justice from the Community College of the Air Force, a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Columbia Southern University and a Master’s degree in Public Safety Administration from Columbus State University through the Georgia Command College. He is also a graduate of the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville, the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar (LEEDS), and the Georgia Chiefs of Police Executive Training Program.
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