Atlanta, Feb. 8, 2017 – Superior Court Chief Judge Gil McBride of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Justice Michael P. Boggs in the appeal of Martin v. Six Flags Over Georgia II, L.P., et al. (S16G0743) and Six Flags Over Georgia II, L.P., et al. v. Martin (S16G0750). [...]
Atlanta, Feb. 8, 2017 – Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Brian M. Rickman has been designated to serve in place of Justice Britt Grant in the appeal of The Merchant Law Firm, P.C. v. Emerson, Judge et al. The Supreme Court of Georgia will hear arguments in the case on Feb. 13, 2017 during its [...]
Atlanta, February 2, 2017 – Superior Court Judge Clarence F. Seeliger of the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit (DeKalb) has been designated to serve in place of Justice S.D. Nels Peterson in the appeal of City of Richmond Hill et al v. Maia (S16G1337). The Supreme Court of Georgia will hear arguments in the case on [...]
Atlanta, February 2, 2017 – Superior Court Judge William Travis Sakrison of the Coweta Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Justice Michael P. Boggs in the appeal of York v. RES-GA LJY, LLC (S16G1245). The Supreme Court of Georgia will hear arguments in the case on Monday, February 6, 2017 during [...]
Atlanta, Jan. 26, 2017 – The Supreme Court of Georgia will hold a special session of oral arguments at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta next Tuesday, Jan. 31. Court will be held in the law school’s Tull Auditorium, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Each year, the state’s highest court hears cases around the state [...]
2017 STATE OF THE JUDICIARY ADDRESS THE HONORABLE P. HARRIS HINES CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA January 25, 2017, 11 a.m. House Chamber, State Capitol Speaker Ralston, Lieutenant Governor Cagle, members of the Georgia General Assembly, my fellow justices and judges, ladies and gentlemen: Forty years ago, at the invitation [...]
In a first for the Supreme Court of Georgia, today the state’s highest court held a Special Session to congratulate our Atlanta Falcons and wish them well in their quest for a Super Victory. RISE UP, FALCONS NATION!
Atlanta, January 24, 2016 – The Supreme Court of Georgia will hold a Special Session today at1:30 p.m. to congratulate our Atlanta Falcons and wish them the best in their quest for a SuperBowl victory. The unconventional Special Session will precede today’s afternoon session of oralarguments, which begins at 2.While our staid court is always [...]
Atlanta, January 23, 2017 – Chief Justice P. Harris Hines of the Supreme Court of Georgia will deliver the annual State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 11 a.m. in the House Chamber at the Capitol. As head of the judiciary, the Chief Justice will report [...]
On Jan. 6, 2017, Gov. Nathan Deal swore in P. Harris Hines as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia and Harold D. Melton as the new Presiding Justice. The Chief Justice is the head of Georgia’s judicial branch; the Presiding Justice is second in leadership.
