Judge Markeith D. Wilson is a native of North Carolina. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from North Carolina A&T State University in 2001 and his law degree from Georgia State University College of Law in 2010. He started practicing law during his third year of law school when he worked for the Dekalb County Public Defender’s office, defending adults against felonies in Dekalb County Superior Court. Before, attending law school and during the beginning of his law school career, Judge Wilson served as an officer in the United States Air Force obtaining the rank of Captain. While in the military Judge Wilson was awarded several honors.

Judge Wilson was in private practice most of his career, where he practiced Juvenile Law, Family Law, Criminal Law and Personal Injury. He was named one of Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars in 2020. In 2018 Judge Wilson was appointed to sit as Judge Pro Tempore in Dekalb County Juvenile Court. In 2021, during his time as a Judge Pro Tempore, he took time away from the Court and private practice. For a little over a year, he practiced in the U.S. Virgin Islands as an Assistant Attorney General representing the government in various practice areas. In 2022 he returned to fulfill his role as a Judge Pro Tempore and continued in private practice. Judge Wilson was appointed a Full Judge of Dekalb County Juvenile Court in 2024.

Judge Wilson is a member of the Georgia Council of Juvenile Court Judges, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Dekalb lawyers Association, Dekalb Bar Association, the 2021 Class of Leadership Dekalb, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.