Atlanta, Aug. 23, 2017– Chief Judge Christopher C. Edwards of the Griffin Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Justice Britt C. Grant in the appeal of McConnell et al. v. Ga. Dept. Labor (S16G1786). The Supreme Court of Georgia will hear arguments in the case on Aug. 28, 2017 during [...]
Atlanta, Aug. 23, 2017 – Judge D. Scott Smith of the Cherokee Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Justice Nels S. D. Peterson in the appeal of McConnell et al. v. Ga. Dept. Labor (S16G1786). The Supreme Court of Georgia will hear arguments in the case on Aug. 28, 2017 [...]
Atlanta, July 17, 2017 – The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia did not make it intowork Monday morning. Instead, P. Harris Hines reported for jury duty at the Cobb CountySuperior Court.“As citizens, each of us has a duty – and the privilege – to serve as jurors when called. I’m nodifferent than [...]
Atlanta, June 22, 2017 – Judge Charles “Charlie” Bethel of the Georgia Court of Appeals has been designated to serve in place of Justice Britt C. Grant in the related appeals of Women’s Surgical Center, LLC et al. v. Berry et al. (S17A1317) and Berry et al. v. Women’s Surgical Center, LLC et al. (S17X1318). [...]
Atlanta, June 15, 2017 – Judge David Cannon of the Superior Court of the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Justice Nels S. D. Peterson in the appeal of City of Marietta v. Summerour (S17G0057). The Supreme Court of Georgia will hear arguments in the case on June 20, [...]
Atlanta, June 15, 2017 – Judge Cynthia C. Adams of the Superior Court of the Douglas Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Justice Nels S. D. Peterson in the appeal of Ocmulglee Electric Membership Corporation et al. v. McDuffie (S17G0038). The Supreme Court of Georgia will hear arguments in the case [...]
Atlanta, May 16, 2017 – After 11 years as Executive Director of the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism, Avarita Hanson plans to retire at the end of August. The Supreme Court of Georgia is seeking an experienced and innovative lawyer as the new Executive Director. The Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism was created by the [...]
Atlanta, May 16, 2017 – In an 8-to-1 vote, the Supreme Court of Georgia has denied a stay of execution for J.W. Ledford, Jr., who is scheduled to be put to death tonight at 7:00 p.m. by lethal injection at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, GA. Ledford, 45, was sentenced to death [...]
Atlanta, May 10, 2017 – Judge Robert “Mack” Crawford of the Superior Court of the Griffin Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Justice Nels S. D. Peterson in the appeals of Henry County Board of Education v. S.G. (S16G1700) and Freeman v. The State (S17A1040). The Supreme Court of Georgia will [...]
Atlanta, April 26, 2017 – Presiding Judge M. Yvette Miller of the Georgia Court of Appeals has been designated to serve in place of Justice Nels S. D. Peterson in the appeal of Williams v. State (S17A0954). The Supreme Court of Georgia will hear arguments in the case on May 2, 2017 during its 2:00 [...]
