Atlanta, March 31, 2016 – In a 6-to-1 decision, the Supreme Court of Georgia has denied a stay of execution for Joshua Daniel Bishop, who is scheduled to be put to death at 7:00 tonight by lethal injection at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, GA. Bishop, 41, was sentenced to death in [...]
Superior Court Judge Robert S. Reeves of the Middle Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Justice Harold D. Melton in the appeal of Bianca Thrasher-Starobin v. Michael Starobin (S16A0537). The Supreme Court of Georgia will hear arguments in the case on Monday, March 7, 2016 during its 2:00 P.M. session. In [...]
Atlanta, Feb. 25, 2016 – Chief Justice Hugh P. Thompson of the Supreme Court of Georgia has received the 2016 Alumni Meritorious Service Award from the Mercer University School of Law. President Deron Hicks of the Law Alumni Association presented the award Friday, Feb. 19, during the annual alumni dinner at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta [...]
Chief Justice Hugh Thompson delivers his third annual State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Georgia Legislature. In the speech, he called for modernizing the state’s highest court through an “historic shift” in the types of cases it handles, a continuing upgrade of court technology, and a 21st century court [...]
Atlanta, January 25, 2016 – Chief Justice Hugh P. Thompson of the Supreme Court of Georgia will deliver the annual State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 11 a.m. in House Chambers at the Capitol. As head of the judicial branch, the Chief Justice will speak [...]
Atlanta, Jan. 15, 2016 – The Supreme Court of Georgia will hold oral arguments at Georgia State University’s College of Law at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20. Court will be held in the Ceremonial Courtroom of the law school’s new building, located at 85 Park Place N.E. in Atlanta. The court will hear appeals in [...]
Atlanta, November 19, 2015 – The Supreme Court of Georgia this morning denied a stay of execution for Marcus Ray Johnson, who is scheduled to be put to death at 7:00 tonight by lethal injection at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, GA. The decision was unanimous. Johnson, 50, was sentenced to death [...]
Atlanta, GA, Nov. 5, 2015 – Presiding Justice P. Harris Hines of the Supreme Court of Georgia is being honored with a “Big Voice for Children Award” for his commitment to justice for youth and his leadership of the Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children. The award ceremony hosted by Voices for Georgia’s Children, [...]
Atlanta, November 3, 2015 – Chief Justice Hugh Thompson announced today that Cynthia H. Clanton has been chosen as the new director of Georgia’s Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). Ms. Clanton, 54, was chosen from a field of 25 applicants to lead the office, which is responsible for providing a broad range of administrative, [...]
Atlanta, October 19, 2015 – Superior Court Judge Shawn Ellen LaGrua of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Justice Carol Hunstein in the appeal of Downey v. the State (S15A1681). The Supreme Court of Georgia will hear arguments in the case on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 during its 2:00 [...]
