**On April 15, 2024, the Court revised Rule 41 (2) to require that the proposed certiorari question or questions be set out under a separate heading at the beginning of the petition. Find the revised rules and more information [HERE](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/)**
**On April 15, 2024, the Court revised Rule 41 (2) to require that the proposed certiorari question or questions be set out under a separate heading at the beginning of the petition. Find the revised rules and more information [HERE](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/)**

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11/18/2020 – Georgia Supreme Court Justice Michael Boggs Appointed Chair of National Effort to Improve Criminal Justice Data

Georgia Supreme Court Justice Michael Boggs Appointed Chair of National Effort to Improve Criminal Justice Data Justice Counts aims to make criminal justice data more timely, useful Atlanta, GA—Nov. 18, 2020—Georgia Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Boggs will chair the newly formed steering committee to guide Justice Counts, the largest, most comprehensive national effort [...]

11/18/2020 – Georgia Supreme Court Justice Michael Boggs Appointed Chair of National Effort to Improve Criminal Justice Data2020-11-20T09:48:18-05:00

11/9/2020 – STATEWIDE JUDICIAL EMERGENCY EXTENDED

Atlanta, November 9, 2020 –Chief Justice Harold D. Melton today signed his eighth order extending for one month the Statewide Judicial Emergency he first declared on March 14, 2020 due to COVID-19. The Chief Justice is authorized under state law to declare such an emergency for a period of 30 days. He has continued [...]

11/9/2020 – STATEWIDE JUDICIAL EMERGENCY EXTENDED2020-11-09T15:35:48-05:00

11/9/2020 – GEORGIA BAR EXAM AGAIN TO BE OFFERED ONLINE

Atlanta, November 9, 2020 –In response to the ongoing pandemic, the Supreme Court of Georgia has decided for a second time to replace an in-person Georgia Bar examination with an online test that will be offered remotely on Feb. 23 and 24, 2021. Chief Justice Harold D. Melton made the announcement today and said [...]

11/9/2020 – GEORGIA BAR EXAM AGAIN TO BE OFFERED ONLINE2020-11-09T14:00:29-05:00

10/7/2020 – JURY TRIALS ALLOWED TO RESUME IN GEORGIA; WILL FOLLOW COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES

Atlanta, October 7, 2020 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton of the Supreme Court of Georgia announced today that he will sign an order Saturday, Oct. 10 that lifts the suspension of jury trials across Georgia. The order will extend until Nov. 9, 2020 the Statewide Judicial Emergency the Chief Justice declared on March [...]

10/7/2020 – JURY TRIALS ALLOWED TO RESUME IN GEORGIA; WILL FOLLOW COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES2020-10-07T15:40:15-04:00

9/10/2020 – GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS TO RESUME IN GEORGIA

Atlanta, September 10, 2020 – Grand jury proceedings may resume under an order signed today by Chief Justice Harold D. Melton of the Supreme Court of Georgia. The order extends until Oct. 10 the Statewide Judicial Emergency Chief Justice Melton first declared on March 14, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the [...]

9/10/2020 – GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS TO RESUME IN GEORGIA2020-09-10T13:07:48-04:00

9/4/2020 – AUBURN UNIVERSITY NAMES BUILDING AFTER GA CHIEF JUSTICE

Atlanta, September 4, 2020 – The Auburn University Board of Trustees voted today to name its student center after Chief Justice Harold D. Melton of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Chief Justice Melton graduated from the university in Auburn, Alabama in 1988. He was the university’s first African-American student body president. Upon learning about [...]

9/4/2020 – AUBURN UNIVERSITY NAMES BUILDING AFTER GA CHIEF JUSTICE2020-09-04T14:16:20-04:00

8/12/2020 – MILITARY CAPTAIN STATIONED IN EUROPE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE HIGHEST COURT IN GEORGIA

Atlanta, August 12, 2020 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton announced today that prior to oral arguments on Thursday, Aug. 13, he will swear in Captain Bryan Dayton of the Georgia Army National Guard to the bar of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Capt. Dayton, who is currently stationed in Europe on active duty [...]

8/12/2020 – MILITARY CAPTAIN STATIONED IN EUROPE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE HIGHEST COURT IN GEORGIA2020-08-12T12:18:16-04:00

8/11/2020 – CHIEF JUSTICE AGAIN EXTENDS JUDICIAL EMERGENCY

Atlanta, August 11, 2020 – For the fifth time since mid-March, Chief Justice Harold D. Melton has extended for another month the Statewide Judicial Emergency that he first announced March 14, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “[R]ecognizing again that most in-court proceedings compel the attendance of various individuals rather than allowing them [...]

8/11/2020 – CHIEF JUSTICE AGAIN EXTENDS JUDICIAL EMERGENCY2020-08-11T14:55:20-04:00

7/20/2020 – ONLINE TEST WILL REPLACE IN-PERSON GEORGIA BAR EXAM

Atlanta, July 20, 2020 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton announced today that the Supreme Court of Georgia has canceled the in-person Georgia bar examination that was scheduled for Sept. 9-10 at the Georgia International Convention Center. Due to public health concerns during the pandemic, an online exam will be administered Oct. 5-6 in [...]

7/20/2020 – ONLINE TEST WILL REPLACE IN-PERSON GEORGIA BAR EXAM2020-07-20T13:50:33-04:00

7/10/2020 – CHIEF JUSTICE EXTENDS JUDICIAL EMERGENCY

Atlanta, July 10, 2020 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton today signed an order extending the Statewide Judicial Emergency that he first announced March 14, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the fourth time he has extended the emergency – this time until Aug. 11 in keeping with state law that [...]

7/10/2020 – CHIEF JUSTICE EXTENDS JUDICIAL EMERGENCY2020-07-10T18:20:57-04:00
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