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 Judge now in private practice, will replace Jamala McFadden, who is completing five years of service on the JQC and [...]
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 of service to thousands of Georgians in need of legal assistance. Chief Justice David E. Nahmias will present Gottlieb with [...]
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 Photos from the Ceremony Photos courtesy of Bruce Shaw, [...]
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, at 2 p.m. in the Supreme Court courtroom. Justice Hunstein was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1992 by then-Gov. [...]
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 Superior Court for Butts County. READ THE ORDER The Court also has dismissed Presnell’s motion to stay his execution because [...]
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 Ceremony Photos from the Ceremony Photos courtesy of Bruce [...]
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, at 2 p.m. in the Supreme Court courtroom. The former Chief Justice retired from the Court in August 2018 after [...]
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 many roles, giving of herself to serve humanity,” reads the proclamation, presented by Mayor Lester Miller on behalf of [...]
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 for the first day of oral arguments each month. The Court will also offer additional admission ceremonies as noted on [...]
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 Chief Justice David E. Nahmias, who will resign from the Court on July 17, 2022, after more than a dozen [...]
