2016 News & Reports

On Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, Gov. Nathan Deal swore in three new justices to the Supreme Court of Georgia, expanding the court to nine justices. From left to right, they are J. Nels S.D. [...]

Atlanta, December 6, 2016 – The Supreme Court of Georgia has unanimously denied a stay of execution for William C. Sallie, who is scheduled to be put to death tonight by lethal injection at the [...]

Atlanta, November 30, 2016 – Superior Court Judge W. Kendall Wynne, Jr. of the Alcovy Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Justice Carol Hunstein in the appeal of Goldstein, Garber & [...]

Atlanta, October 19, 2016 – The Supreme Court of Georgia has unanimously denied a stay of execution for Gregory Paul Lawler, who is scheduled to be put to death tonight by lethal injection at the [...]

Atlanta, October 19, 2016 – The Supreme Court of Georgia has appointed Chief Judge Tilman E. “Tripp” Self, III of the Macon Judicial Circuit to the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC). Self replaces Chief Judge Brenda [...]

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ORDER The Council of Superior Court Judges has requested that the Court approve a new Uniform Superior Court Rule 6.8, which would essentially mirror the recently amended Federal Rule of [...]

On July 19, 2016, the Court solicited comments from all interested persons and entities on both (1) the merits of proposed Uniform Superior Court Rule 6.8 and (2) the propriety of this subject being regulated [...]

Atlanta, Sept. 6, 2016 – Presiding Justice P. Harris Hines of Marietta, GA has been unanimously elected as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He will assume the position Friday, Jan. [...]

Atlanta, July 19, 2016 – Chief Justice Hugh P. Thompson announced today that he will leave the Supreme Court of Georgia in early January 2017 after the swearing in of a new Chief Justice. That [...]

Atlanta, July 14, 2016 – In a 5-to-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Georgia has denied a stay of execution for John Wayne Conner, who is scheduled to be put to death at 7:00 tonight [...]

Atlanta, July 6, 2016 – Superior Court Judge D. Todd Markle of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit in Cumming has been designated to serve in place of Presiding Justice P. Harris Hines in the appeal of [...]

Atlanta, July 6, 2016 – Superior Court Judge William Grady Hamrick, III of the Coweta Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Justice Keith Blackwell in the appeal of Gens, Administrator v. [...]

Atlanta, July 6, 2016 – Superior Court Judge J. P. Boulee of the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Presiding Justice P. Harris Hines in the appeal of George [...]

Atlanta, June 15, 2016 – Superior Court Chief Judge Willie E. Lockette of the Dougherty Judicial Circuit in Albany has been designated to serve in place of Justice Harold D. Melton in the appeal of [...]

Atlanta, June 15, 2016 – Superior Court Judge Philip C. Smith of the Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit in Cumming has been designated to serve in place of Justice Harold Melton in the appeals of In the [...]

Superior Court Chief Judge Willie E. Lockette of the Dougherty Judicial Circuit in Albany has been designated to serve in place of Justice Harold D. Melton in the appeal of The State v. Morrow (S16G0584). [...]

Atlanta, April 27, 2016 – In a 5-to-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Georgia has denied a stay of execution for Daniel Anthony Lucas, who is scheduled to be put to death at 7:00 tonight [...]

Atlanta, April 20, 2016 – Superior Court Judge Asha F. Jackson of the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Justice Harold D. Melton in the appeal of Evans v. [...]

Atlanta, April 8, 2016 – The Supreme Court of Georgia will hold oral arguments at Savannah Law School on Thursday, April 14 at 2:00 p.m. Court will be held in the 4th floor courtroom of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

 Atlanta, February 17, 2016 – The Supreme Court of Georgia has unanimously denied a stay of execution for Travis Clinton Hittson, who is scheduled to be put to death at 7:00 tonight by lethal injection [...]

  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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]