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Other courts, including county recorder's courts, civil courts and other agencies in existence on June 30, 1983, may continue with the same jurisdiction until otherwise provided by law. [12] Each county in Georgia has at least one superior court, magistrate court, probate court, and where needed a state court and a juvenile court; in the ...
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, having jurisdiction over the United States District ...
Baker County is a county in Georgia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 2,876, making it the fifth-least populous county in Georgia . [ 1 ] The county seat and only city is Newton . [ 2 ]
J. Antonio DelCampo: [21] [22] First Hispanic American male to serve as a Judge of the State Court of DeKalb County in Georgia (2002) Mike Jacobs: [61] First openly LGBT judge in DeKalb County, Georgia (2018) [62] Dr. Franklin Goldwire: [63] First African American male to serve as a magistrate judge of the Effingham County Magistrate Court ...
The Baker County Courthouse is located in Courthouse Square at Newton in Baker County, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. Baker County has been struck by flooding from the Flint River. The old courthouse was built in 1906 and was damaged by the floods of 1925, 1929, and 1994. It houses the ...
In Georgia, each county has a chief magistrate, elected by the voters of the county, who has the authority to hold preliminary hearings in criminal cases, conduct bench trials for certain misdemeanor offenses, including deposit account fraud (bad checks), grant bail (except as to very serious felony charges), and preside over a small claims court for cases where the amount in controversy does ...
Baker County Courthouse: Romanesque Revival: Renovated following the flooding of the Flint River in 1925, 1929, and 1994. A temporary courthouse was used for six years following the 1994 flood. Currently used as a public library, and as the Baker County Historical Society. NRHP-listed (refnum 80004443).
Tadia Whitner: [81] [82] First African American (female) appointed as a Judge of the Gwinnett County Superior Court (2019) Angela D. Duncan: [83] First openly LGBT female to serve as a Judge of the Gwinnett County Superior Court (2020) Patsy Austin-Gatson: [84] First African American female elected as the District Attorney of Gwinnett County ...