Administrative Orders 2026

Court Orders approving revisions to Court and other rules are available in the section Court Orders: Amending Supreme Court, Uniform Trial Court and Other Rules.

JUNE

June 1, 2026: Order approving amendments and revisions to Supreme Court of Georgia Rules, effective July 2, 2026.
Part II. Rule 12 (Extensions of Time) amended to allow motions for extensions of time for petitions for certiorari, responses to petitions for certiorari, along with briefs in merits cases to be considered without a showing of unusual circumstances.

MAY

May 28, 2026: State Bar of Georgia Committee on Arbitration of Attorney Fee Disputes – Appointment Order

May 14, 2026: Order approving amendment to the Rules of the Georgia State-wide Business Court, effective June 11, 2026 (digital recordings).

APRIL

April 28, 2026: State Bar of Georgia Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law – Appointment Order

April 16, 2026: Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants – Appointment Order

MARCH

March 26, 2026: Order approving amendments to the Rules and Regulations for the Organization and Government of the State Bar of Georgia, effective April 30, 2026. – Motions to Amend 2023-2 and 2025-11

March 26, 2026: Order approving amendments to the Rules and Regulations for the Organization and Government of the State Bar of Georgia, effective April 30, 2026. – Motion to Amend 2026-1

March 16, 2026: Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants – Appointment Order

FEBRUARY

February 26, 2026: Uniform Superior Court Rules – Order approving amending Rule 17.1 (Method of Resolution); Rule 25.3 (Duty of the Trial Judge); Rule 43.1 (Program Requirements), effective April 9, 2026

February 26, 2026: Judicial Council of Georgia – Membership Orders

February 26, 2026: State Bar of Georgia – Special Master Compensation Commission

February 26, 2026: Board of Bar Examiners – Grader Order

February 17, 2026: Georgia Appellate Practice and Educational Resource Center, Inc. – Appointment Order

February 17, 2026: Georgia Appellate Practice and Educational Resource Center, Inc. – Appointment Order

February 16,2026: Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution – Appointment Order

February 12, 2026: Uniform Superior Court Rules – Order amending Forms SC-15, SC-16, SC-22, SC-26, SC-28, SC-29, SC-30, effective March 19, 2026

February 11, 2026: Board of Bar Examiners – Appointment Order

February 9, 2026: State Bar of Georgia, Special Masters – Appointment Order

JANUARY

January 29, 2026: Uniform Superior Court Rules – Order approving new Rule 36.19 (digital takedown), effective February 26, 2026

January 24, 2026: NOTICE OF SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA CLOSING DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

January 16, 2026: Georgia Appellate Practice and Educational Resource Center, Inc. – Appointment Order

January 12, 2026: Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants – Appointment Order

January 12, 2026: Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants – Appointment Order