2017 Court News

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, 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.

Atlanta, January 4, 2017 – This Friday, Jan. 6, P. Harris Hines will be sworn in by Gov. Nathan Deal as the 31st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. The governor will also swear in Harold D. Melton as the new Presiding Justice. The investiture will take place at 11:00 a.m. at the [...]