Atlanta, September 5, 2023 – The Supreme Court of Georgia has approved comprehensive revisions of its rules, which govern Court operations, filings, and other administrative aspects of the state’s highest appellate court. The new rules will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, “except to the extent that, in the opinion of the Court, [...]
The Supreme Court of Georgia will hold its first day of August oral arguments at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School on Tuesday, Aug. 22. It is tradition for the Court to hold special sessions at locations, including law schools, around the state for the purpose of making the Court’s business and the judicial process [...]
Atlanta, June 27, 2023 – The Supreme Court of Georgia has adopted a comprehensive update to the Rules for the Use of Interpreters for Non-English Speaking and Hearing Impaired Persons, which was proposed earlier this year by the Judicial Council of Georgia Standing Committee on Court Interpreters. The amended rules will go into effect [...]
Atlanta, March 30, 2023 – Georgia’s Lawyer Competency Task Force has submitted its final report to the Supreme Court of Georgia. Created in March 2021 by former Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, the task force was charged with evaluating the current requirements for admission to practice law in Georgia and exploring alternatives to the [...]
The Supreme Court of Georgia unveiled the portrait of former Chief Justice Robert Benham on March 28, 2023, during a ceremony in the courtroom. Watch a Recording of the Portrait Presentation Ceremony Photos from the Ceremony Photos courtesy of Bruce Shaw, Judicial Council of [...]
Atlanta, March 20, 2023 – The portrait of the Honorable Robert Benham, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, will be presented in a special ceremony on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 2 p.m. in the Supreme Court courtroom. Justice Benham was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1989 by then-Gov. Joe [...]
Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs delivered his first State of the Judiciary address to the General Assembly today in the House chambers of the Capitol. The Chief Justice spoke about the status of grant funds used by trial courts to address the backlog of serious violent felony cases, the innovative solutions employed by judges [...]
Atlanta, March 2, 2023 – In his first State of the Judiciary address, Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs will focus on the status of grant funds used by trial courts to address the backlog of serious violent felony cases, the innovative solutions employed by judges across the state to improve the administration of justice, [...]
Atlanta, Feb. 28, 2023 – Mercer University School of Law has awarded Supreme Court Clerk and Court Executive Therese “Tee” Barnes with its Outstanding Alumna Award, bestowed on behalf of the law school alumni association. Photo courtesy of Mercer University School of Law The award is presented annually to a past graduate [...]
Superior Court Chief Judge LaTisha Dear Jackson of the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs in the case of Southern States Chemical, Inc. et al. v. Tampa Tank and Welding, Inc. f/k/a Tampa Tank, Inc. et al. (S23A0273). The Supreme Court of Georgia [...]
