**HOLIDAY CLOSING: The Supreme Court of Georgia will be closed on Friday, March 29, in observance of a State Holiday. The Court will reopen on Monday, April 1, at 8:30 AM.**
**HOLIDAY CLOSING: The Supreme Court of Georgia will be closed on Friday, March 29, in observance of a State Holiday. The Court will reopen on Monday, April 1, at 8:30 AM.**
**On January 1, 2024, the Supreme Court of Georgia implemented comprehensive revisions of its rules. Find the revised rules and more information HERE.**
**On January 1, 2024, the Supreme Court of Georgia implemented comprehensive revisions of its rules. Find the revised rules and more information HERE.**

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8/13/15 – CHIEF JUSTICE ELECTED TO NATIONAL BOARD

Atlanta, August 13, 2015 – Chief Justice Hugh P. Thompson has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Conference of Chief Justices, the national organization that represents the highest judicial officers from every state in the country, as well as from the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. The 11-member board is the [...]

8/13/15 – CHIEF JUSTICE ELECTED TO NATIONAL BOARD2017-07-18T21:34:46-04:00

6/22/15 – HOOD STAY IN PROCEEDINGS LIFTED

Atlanta, June 22, 2015 – Earlier today the Supreme Court of Georgia issued a temporary stay of the death penalty trial proceedings of Jamie Donnell Hood to consider whether it would grant the State’s “emergency motion” for a full appeal of a number of rulings by the Athens-Clarke County Superior Court. Among the issues the [...]

6/22/15 – HOOD STAY IN PROCEEDINGS LIFTED2015-07-23T18:46:45-04:00

6/22/15 – COURT HALTS PROCEEDINGS IN TRIAL OF JAMIE DONNELL HOOD

Atlanta, June 22, 2015 – The Supreme Court of Georgia this afternoon issued a temporary stay of proceedings in the death penalty trial of Jamie Donnell Hood so it could consider a number of issues raised by the State. Late Friday, the State filed an emergency motion asking the high court to more permanently halt [...]

6/22/15 – COURT HALTS PROCEEDINGS IN TRIAL OF JAMIE DONNELL HOOD2015-07-23T18:49:57-04:00

5/14/15 – Code of Judicial Conduct Revised

In 2012, the Supreme Court of Georgia established a Study Committee to comprehensively review the Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct and to recommend appropriate revisions. The Study Committee met on numerous occasions. On November 21, 2014, the Court published a draft revised Code of Judicial Conduct and solicited comments on the draft from the bench, [...]

5/14/15 – Code of Judicial Conduct Revised2017-07-18T21:34:46-04:00

2/4/15 – STATE OF THE JUDICIARY 2015

Chief Justice Hugh P. Thompson delivered the annual State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the legislature on Wednesday, Feb. 4. "Each day in Georgia, our judges dispense justice," the Chief Justice said, urging the legislature to pass a base pay raise for judges, which they have not had for more than [...]

2/4/15 – STATE OF THE JUDICIARY 20152017-07-18T21:34:46-04:00

1/20/15 – HILL DENIED STAY OF EXECUTION

Atlanta, January 20, 2015 – In a 5-to-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Georgia today has denied a stay of execution for Warren Lee Hill, who is scheduled to be put to death next Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 7:00 p.m. The Court has also ruled today that it will not hear an appeal by Hill, [...]

1/20/15 – HILL DENIED STAY OF EXECUTION2015-07-23T18:54:40-04:00

12-18-14 – GOVERNOR DEAL SWEARS IN SUPREME COURT JUSTICES

On Dec. 18, 2014, Governor Nathan Deal swore in Presiding Justice P. Harris Hines, Justice Robert Benham, and Justice Keith R. Blackwell of the Supreme Court of Georgia. All three justices were reelected May 20, 2014 in the non-partisan election.

12-18-14 – GOVERNOR DEAL SWEARS IN SUPREME COURT JUSTICES2017-07-18T21:34:46-04:00

12-09-14 – HOLSEY DENIED STAY OF EXECUTION

Atlanta, December 9, 2014 – In a 5-to-2 ruling, the Supreme Court of Georgia has denied a stay of execution for Robert Wayne Holsey, who is scheduled to be put to death tonight by lethal injection at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, GA. Holsey, 49, was convicted in 1997 of shooting and [...]

12-09-14 – HOLSEY DENIED STAY OF EXECUTION2015-07-29T17:39:45-04:00

6/19/14 – NOTICE TO THE BAR

Atlanta, June 19, 2014 – For the benefit of litigants, beginning July 1st, convenience fees for using credit cards to pay filing costs in both the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Court of Appeals of Georgia will drop from $15 to $10.

6/19/14 – NOTICE TO THE BAR2015-07-29T17:52:08-04:00

6/17/14 – WELLONS DENIED STAY OF EXECUTION

Atlanta, June 17, 2014 – In a 5-to-2 ruling, the Supreme Court of Georgia has denied a stay of execution for Marcus A. Wellons, who is scheduled to be put to death tonight by lethal injection at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, GA. Wellons, 59, was convicted in Cobb County in 1993 [...]

6/17/14 – WELLONS DENIED STAY OF EXECUTION2015-07-29T20:17:34-04:00
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