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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]
Pursuant to common law tradition, the courts of Georgia have developed a large body of case law through the decisions of the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Georgia Court of Appeals. The official reporter for the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals are the Georgia Reports and Georgia Appeals Reports, respectively. [5]
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] Georgia Probate Courts [8] Georgia Municipal Courts [9] Federal courts located in Georgia. United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (headquartered in Atlanta ...
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said Wednesday that he plans to bar the public release of “sensitive” evidence in the Georgia election subversion case against former President ...
Georgia judges are picking apart controversial new election rules in the state as its early-voting turnout breaks records. The rules, imposed by Georgia’s Republican-led State Election Board ...
A Disciplinary Chamber is established at the Supreme Court of Georgia, which reviews claims against the judgments made by the Disciplinary Panel of Judges of Common Courts of Georgia. [8] The Chamber considers cases collectively, in a panel of three judges. The judgments (decisions) of the Chamber of Cassation are final and may not be appealed.
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Through a system of separation of powers or "checks and balances", each of these branches has some authority to act on its own, some authority to regulate the other two branches, and has some of its own authority, in turn, regulated by the other branches. The seat of government for Georgia is located in Atlanta.