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THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA LAUNCHES ELECTRONIC FILING

Effective today, the Supreme Court of Georgia will allow Georgia attorneys to electronically file briefs and other pleadings in lieu of paper copies. The Supreme Court E-filing/Docket (SCED) system will permit attorneys who have a Georgia State Bar membership number and are in good standing with both the State Bar and the Supreme Court of Georgia to electronically transmit all filings (e.g., motions, briefs, applications, petitions, requests for extensions of time or page limits, and any other matter you would regularly file in paper format) 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Registered e-filers will have instantaneous access to the electronic documents associated with the case and will receive instantaneous electronic notification of receipt of filing as well as immediate notification when the filing is docketed. Notification of interim decisions (such as rulings on extension of time, page limitations, and oral argument requests) as well as all final dispositions made by the Court will also be disseminated in electronic format.

Although participation is voluntary, the Court encourages eligible parties to take advantage of this new system. "What we're talking about here is a revolutionary change that is a win-win situation for the Court and for the litigants," said Chief Justice Carol W. Hunstein. "The parties will save time and money by no longer having to print, copy and deliver paper documents. No more fighting Atlanta traffic to get those documents into our Clerk's office by the 4:30 filing deadline." Attorneys can register at https://efile.gasupreme.us.

Note: Approval of credit card payment of fees is pending. Until we are authorized to accept electronic payment, costs must be mailed to the Clerk's Office on the same day as filing, or for direct appeals, when filing the appellant's brief. We will notify all registered uses as soon as the option to pay by credit card is available