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.
NOVEMBER
- Part I. Rule 4 (Requirements for Attorneys, Registered Law Students, and Persons Authorized to Practice Under the Provisional Admission Rules) amended to revise subsection (9) (Pro Hac Vice Appearance), addressing the filing of a pro hac vice application with the State Bar of Georgia; adding that admission to practice to the bar of a state is required and adding in subsection (i) a requirement that a pro hac vice applicant must provide a certificate of good standing issued no more than 30 days before the application filing date.
- Part II. Rule 19 (Briefs: Enumeration of Errors and Jurisdictional Statement) amended to add that an appellant or appellee may, with leave of court, adopt by reference any part of the appellate brief of another party to the case.
- Part V. Post-Conviction Habeas Corpus Appeals; Original Petitions, Rule 36 (General Provisions) amended to place limits on the number of applications and amendments the Court will accept.
OCTOBER
October 29, 2026: Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants – Appointment Order
October 22, 2026: Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism – Appointment Order
October 22, 2026: Georgia Bar Foundation Board of Trustees – Term of Office
October 22, 2026: Georgia Bar Foundation Board of Trustees – Appointment Order
AUGUST
August 13, 2026: Order amending Article III of the Bylaws of the Judicial Council of Georgia.
August 13, 2026: State Disciplinary Review Board – Appointment Order
August 13, 2026: State Disciplinary Board – Appointment Order
August 5, 2026: Georgia Appellate Practice and Educational Resource Center, Inc. – Appointment Order
JUNE
June 18, 2026: Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants – Appointment Order
June 8, 2026: Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants – Appointment Order
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
FEBRUARY
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 16,2026: Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution – Appointment Order
February 11, 2026: Board of Bar Examiners – Appointment Order
February 9, 2026: State Bar of Georgia, Special Masters – Appointment Order