Atlanta, April 10, 2020 – Justice Carla Wong McMillian was officially sworn in today as a member of the Supreme Court of Georgia. She is the first Asian Pacific American to serve on the state’s highest court or on any state Supreme Court in the southern United States. Justice McMillian was sworn in by [...]
Atlanta, April 6, 2020 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton issued an order today that extends the statewide judicial emergency until May 13, 2020. The Chief Justice first declared a judicial emergency on March 14 which was due to expire April 13. While under a statewide judicial emergency, courts are ordered to remain open [...]
The Court has been alerted to recent instances of scammers calling members of the public pretending to be representatives of the Court, a practice known as spoofing. Please be aware that the Court DOES NOT directly call members of the public who are parties in a case requesting information nor does it accept payment [...]
Atlanta, March 31, 2020 – The Supreme Court of Georgia has issued orders approving amendments to current trial court rules for the purpose of keeping Georgia’s courts open and accessible during the COVID-19 emergency. Under the statewide judicial emergency that Chief Justice Harold D. Melton declared on March 14, 2020, courts throughout the state [...]
Atlanta, March 27, 2020 – The Supreme Court of Georgia is gearing up to hold oral arguments via video conferencing the week of April 20, Chief Justice Harold D. Melton announced today. In the face of the coronavirus outbreak, this is the first time in history the state’s highest court will hold a virtual [...]
On Monday morning, March 23, the Supreme Court of Georgia entered the following order in the cases involving John Barrow and Elizabeth Beskin v. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ORDER. Below are the orders designating the five superior court judges who will sit on the case. Honorable Scott L. Ballard [...]
In response to the Chief Justice’s declaration Saturday, March 14 of a statewide judicial emergency, the Supreme Court of Georgia has determined the following: The declaration order automatically suspends filing deadlines in this Court until 11:59 p.m. on April 13, 2020, which is the date the order terminates; When the order does expire, attorneys [...]
Atlanta, March 14, 2020 – March oral argument sessions are canceled. The cases scheduled for March oral argument will be added to the April 2020 oral argument calendar.
Atlanta, March 14, 2020 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton today declared a Statewide Judicial Emergency effective immediately due to the spread of the coronavirus throughout Georgia “and the potential infection of those who work in or are required to appear in our courts.” The order states that courts “should remain open to address [...]
Atlanta, March 12, 2020 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton today directed Georgia’s judges to consider limiting all non-essential functions in courthouses across the state for at least two weeks. In an emergency telephone meeting with judges representing all classes of courts, the Chief Justice informed the judicial leaders that under state law, the [...]
