Chief Justice Harold Melton stands in front of the Auburn University Student Center named in his honor with his wife, Kim, and son, Julian. Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2020 – In a ceremony today, Auburn University formally renamed its student center after Harold D. Melton, the Chief Justice of the Supreme [...]
Georgia Supreme Court Justice Michael Boggs Appointed Chair of National Effort to Improve Criminal Justice Data Justice Counts aims to make criminal justice data more timely, useful Atlanta, GA—Nov. 18, 2020—Georgia Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Boggs will chair the newly formed steering committee to guide Justice Counts, the largest, most comprehensive national effort [...]
Atlanta, November 9, 2020 –Chief Justice Harold D. Melton today signed his eighth order extending for one month the Statewide Judicial Emergency he first declared on March 14, 2020 due to COVID-19. The Chief Justice is authorized under state law to declare such an emergency for a period of 30 days. He has continued [...]
Atlanta, November 9, 2020 –In response to the ongoing pandemic, the Supreme Court of Georgia has decided for a second time to replace an in-person Georgia Bar examination with an online test that will be offered remotely on Feb. 23 and 24, 2021. Chief Justice Harold D. Melton made the announcement today and said [...]
Atlanta, October 7, 2020 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton of the Supreme Court of Georgia announced today that he will sign an order Saturday, Oct. 10 that lifts the suspension of jury trials across Georgia. The order will extend until Nov. 9, 2020 the Statewide Judicial Emergency the Chief Justice declared on March [...]
Atlanta, September 10, 2020 – Grand jury proceedings may resume under an order signed today by Chief Justice Harold D. Melton of the Supreme Court of Georgia. The order extends until Oct. 10 the Statewide Judicial Emergency Chief Justice Melton first declared on March 14, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the [...]
Atlanta, September 4, 2020 – The Auburn University Board of Trustees voted today to name its student center after Chief Justice Harold D. Melton of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Chief Justice Melton graduated from the university in Auburn, Alabama in 1988. He was the university’s first African-American student body president. Upon learning about [...]
Atlanta, August 12, 2020 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton announced today that prior to oral arguments on Thursday, Aug. 13, he will swear in Captain Bryan Dayton of the Georgia Army National Guard to the bar of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Capt. Dayton, who is currently stationed in Europe on active duty [...]
Atlanta, August 11, 2020 – For the fifth time since mid-March, Chief Justice Harold D. Melton has extended for another month the Statewide Judicial Emergency that he first announced March 14, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “[R]ecognizing again that most in-court proceedings compel the attendance of various individuals rather than allowing them [...]
Atlanta, July 20, 2020 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton announced today that the Supreme Court of Georgia has canceled the in-person Georgia bar examination that was scheduled for Sept. 9-10 at the Georgia International Convention Center. Due to public health concerns during the pandemic, an online exam will be administered Oct. 5-6 in [...]
