2019 News & Reports

Atlanta, Dec. 6, 2019 – A committee appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia released today a report recommending that all Georgia courts implement or revise sexual harassment prevention policies [...]

Atlanta, Dec. 5, 2019 – Justice Robert Benham announced today that he will resign from the Supreme Court of Georgia effective March 1, 2020 – before his current six-year term ends a year from [...]

Effective Friday, December 6, 2019, the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Reporter of Decisions, and the Office of Bar Admissions will be relocated from the Judicial Building and the 244 Washington Street Annex [...]

On September 9, 2019, the Supreme Court of Georgia amended its Court Rules. Effective immediately the Court has reserved Rule 4 (i) and added new Rule 96 to provide that under certain conditions law students [...]

On November 21, 2019, the Supreme Court of Georgia will transfer its case management technology (SCED) to the new Nathan Deal Judicial Center. To accommodate this move the SCED system will not be available [...]

Atlanta, Nov. 6, 2019 – It is the end of an era for the Supreme Court of Georgia, which on Thursday, Nov. 7, will close the doors to its courtroom where it has held [...]

Atlanta, September 5, 2019 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton has appointed three members to the newly created Georgia Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission: Justice Michael P. Boggs of the Supreme Court of [...]

Atlanta, Aug. 24, 2019 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton issued the following statement today after learning of the sudden death of Judge Stephen S. Goss of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. “Judge [...]

Atlanta, August 5, 2019 – The Supreme Court of Georgia will present a special award Tuesday, August 6, 2019, to Edward D. Tolley, honoring the former chairman of the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) for [...]

Atlanta, July 23, 2019 – Justice Sarah H. Warren of the Supreme Court of Georgia has been elected to the American Law Institute, a national organization that produces scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and [...]

Atlanta, June 24, 2019 – The Supreme Court of Georgia has appointed Superior Court Judge Verda M. Colvin of the Macon Judicial Circuit to the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC). Judge Colvin replaces Superior Court [...]

On March 8, 2019, the Committee appointed by the Supreme Court of Georgia to prepare an appropriate memorial to the life, character, and service of the Honorable P. Harris Hines, submitted the following report:  [...]

Atlanta, April 26, 2019 – Justice Robert Benham has announced that he will leave the Supreme Court of Georgia in 2020 and will not seek reelection to another six-year term. Twenty-nine years ago, Justice [...]

Atlanta, April 8, 2019 – The Supreme Court of Georgia will hold oral arguments at Mercer University School of Law in Macon this Friday, April 12. Court will be held in the first floor [...]

Atlanta, February 21, 2019 – As head of Georgia’s judiciary, Chief Justice Harold D. Melton announced he has established an “Ad Hoc Committee to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Judicial Branch of Government.” The [...]

Atlanta, February 19, 2019 - Chief Justice Harold D. Melton delivered his first State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 11 a.m. in [...]

Atlanta, February 15, 2019 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton will deliver his first State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature this coming Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 11 [...]

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Governor Brian Kemp announced today that state offices in affected counties, including Fulton and other metro area counties, will be closed Tuesday, January 29, 2019, in anticipation of inclement weather. Consistent with the Governor’s [...]