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The Superior Court is Georgia 's general jurisdiction trial court. It has exclusive, constitutional, authority over felony cases, divorce, equity and cases regarding title to land. The exclusive jurisdiction of this court also covers such matters as declaratory judgments, habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto and prohibition.
The Judiciary of Georgia is a branch of the government of the State of Georgia established in Article Six of the Georgia constitution. [1] This Article contains ten Sections which discuss the different courts, their powers and jurisdictions, and the role of the district attorney in Georgia's justice system. [2]
The Supreme Court of Georgia is unusual among state high courts in that, while it sets forth and implements the rules for admitting new lawyers to the state bar, it does not formally conduct the admissions. Instead, new lawyers are admitted to practice by taking an oath before a judge of one of the superior courts (that is, a local trial-level ...
This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Georgia.It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are other distinctions such as the first minority men in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.
The 26-page decision from Fulton Superior Judge Robert McBurney repealed Georgia’s Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act, a 2020 law that restricted access to abortion after six weeks ...
Courts of Georgia include: State courts of Georgia. Supreme Court of Georgia [ 1] Georgia Court of Appeals [ 2] Georgia Superior Courts (49 judicial circuits) [ 3] Georgia State-wide Business Court [ 4] Georgia State Courts [ 5] Georgia Magistrate Courts [ 6] Georgia Juvenile Courts [ 7]
It's actually the ruling I would have expected," said John Acevedo, visiting associate professor of practice at Emory University School of Law. The decision in the Superior Court of Fulton County ...
This Act recited that it gave the Supreme Court authority, upon recommendation of the Georgia Bar Association, to adopt rules and regulations for the organization of a unified bar and to define the rights, duties and obligations of members, including payment of a reasonable license fee, and to otherwise regulate and govern the practice of law ...