2022 News & Reports

Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs issued on behalf of the Supreme Court of Georgia the following statement after learning of the death of Judge Clyde L. Reese of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. [...]

The Supreme Court of Georgia, in conjunction with the Georgia Court of Appeals, has selected Lindsay Rehberg to serve as the Reporter of Decisions for the state’s appellate courts.

Supreme Court of Georgia Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs is the 2022 recipient of Leadership Georgia’s J.W. Fanning Award, presented during its Alumni Awards Gala.

Atlanta, November 7, 2022 – The Supreme Court of Georgia will honor Reporter of Decisions Jean Ruskell, who is retiring at the end of the year after several decades of service to Georgia’s appellate [...]

ATLANTA—The Supreme Court of Georgia welcomes its 2022-23 class of term law clerks. Term law clerks serve for one year, assisting their assigned Justices with legal research, drafting and reviewing opinions, preparing for oral [...]

The Supreme Court of Georgia will hold its third day of October 2022 oral arguments at the Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building on Thursday, Oct. 6.

Atlanta, August 24, 2022 – The Hon. Michael P. Boggs, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, has been named an inaugural member of the Council on Criminal Justice’s Veterans Justice Commission. The [...]

The Honorable Andrew A. Pinson was officially sworn in today to serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.

The Honorable Michael P. Boggs will be sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia on Monday, July 18, at the State Capitol.

On August 6, 2021, the Committee appointed by the Supreme Court of Georgia to prepare an appropriate memorial to the life, character, and service of the Honorable George Holmes Carley, submitted the following report: [...]

The Honorable Andrew A. Pinson will be sworn in as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia on Wednesday, July 20, at 1 p.m. (Eastern).

The Honorable Michael P. Boggs will be sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia on Monday, July 18, at the State Capitol.

Atlanta, June 23, 2022 –Chief Justice David E. Nahmias sat for the last time on the bench of the Supreme Court of Georgia courtroom today to preside over the final session of June 2022 [...]

Atlanta, June 20, 2022 – The Supreme Court of Georgia has appointed Dax López as the attorney member of the Hearing Panel of the Judicial Qualifications Commission. López, a former DeKalb County State Court [...]

Atlanta, June 17, 2022 – The Supreme Court of Georgia will honor Atlanta Legal Aid Society Executive Director Steve Gottlieb, who is retiring at the end of the year after more than a half-century [...]

The Supreme Court of Georgia unveiled the portrait of former Chief Justice Carol W. Hunstein on June 16, 2022, during a ceremony in the courtroom. Watch a Recording of the Portrait Presentation Ceremony [...]

Atlanta, June 13, 2022 – The portrait of the Honorable Carol W. Hunstein, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, will be presented in a special ceremony on Thursday, June 16, 2022, [...]

The Supreme Court of Georgia has denied Georgia death row inmate Virgil Delano Presnell, Jr.’s application for a certificate of probable cause to appeal the denial of his petition for habeas corpus by the [...]

The Supreme Court of Georgia unveiled the portrait of former Chief Justice P. Harris Hines on May 19, 2022, during a ceremony in the courtroom.   Watch a Recording of the Portrait Presentation [...]

Atlanta, May 12, 2022 – The portrait of the Honorable P. Harris Hines, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, will be presented in a special ceremony on Thursday, May 19, 2022, [...]

In recognition of Women’s History Month, Macon-Bibb County has proclaimed March “Justice Verda M. Colvin Month.” “Georgia Supreme Court Justice Verda M. Colvin is deserving of recognition as a phenomenal woman who has excelled [...]

In an order dated today, the Supreme Court of Georgia has announced a return to in-person, in-court admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court beginning April 19, 2022. Admission ceremonies will be scheduled [...]

Presiding Justice Michael P. Boggs has been unanimously elected by his colleagues to become the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Presiding Justice Michael P. Boggs He will succeed [...]

Georgia’s appellate courts held a brief ceremony this afternoon to install a time capsule at the Nathan Deal Judicial Center, marking the official conclusion of the building project. Supreme Court Chief Justice David E. [...]

Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren has been named by the University of Georgia School of Law as this year’s Hines Jurist-in-Residence, an honorary teaching position named after the late Justice P. Harris Hines. As part [...]

The Supreme Court of Georgia, Court of Appeals of Georgia, and Georgia State-wide Business Court will host the final round of the Southern Region of the National Black Law Students Association’s Thurgood Marshall Moot [...]

Chief Justice David E. Nahmias delivered his first State of the Judiciary address to the General Assembly today in the House chambers of the Capitol. His remarks focused on how Georgia’s judiciary has responded [...]

Atlanta, February 4, 2022 – In his first State of the Judiciary address, Chief Justice David E. Nahmias will focus on how Georgia’s judiciary has responded to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. His [...]

The Court has been alerted to recent instances of scammers calling members of the public pretending to be representatives of the Court, a practice known as spoofing. Please be aware that the Court DOES [...]