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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-3 - Oath of Justices; compensation

(a)
Before entering on the discharge of their duties, the Justices shall take the oath prescribed for judges of the superior courts, along with all other oaths required for civil officers.
(b)
(1)
The annual salary of each Justice of the Supreme Court shall be as specified in Code Section
45-7-4
. Such salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments.
(2)
The Justices shall receive expenses and allowances as provided in Code Section
45-7-20
. If a Justice resides 50 miles or more from the judicial building in Atlanta, such Justice shall also receive a mileage allowance for the use of a personal motor vehicle when devoted to official business as provided for in Code Section
50-19-7
, for not more than one round trip per calendar week to and from the Justice's residence and the judicial building in Atlanta by the most practical route, during each regular and extraordinary session of court. In the event a Justice travels by public carrier for any part of a round trip as provided above, such Justice shall receive a travel allowance of actual transportation costs for each such part in lieu of the mileage allowance. Transportation costs incurred by a Justice for air travel to and from the Justice's residence to the judicial building in Atlanta shall be reimbursed only to the extent that such costs do not exceed the cost of travel by personal motor vehicle. All allowances provided for in this paragraph shall be paid upon the submission of proper vouchers.
(3)
If a Justice resides 50 miles or more from the judicial building in Atlanta, such Justice shall also receive the same daily expense allowance as members of the General Assembly receive, as set forth in Code Section
28-1-8
, for not more than 35 days during each term of court. Such days shall be utilized only when official court business is being conducted. All allowances provided for in this paragraph shall be paid upon the submission of proper vouchers.
(c)
The salary provided for in subsection (b) of this Code section shall be the total compensation to be paid by the state to the officials named in subsection (a) of this Code section and shall be in lieu of any and all other amounts to be paid from state funds.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 38,§ 1-1, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by 2007 Ga. Laws 237,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2007.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-4 - Place of sessions; terms of court

(a)
The Supreme Court shall sit at the seat of government.
(b)
Unless the Supreme Court by rule or order chooses to extend its terms of court, the terms shall be as follows:
(1)
December term beginning the first Monday in December;
(2)
April term beginning the first Monday in April; and
(3)
August term beginning the first Monday in August.
(c)
Each term shall continue until the business for that term has been disposed of by the court, provided that, unless sooner closed by order of the court, the August term shall end on November 18, the December term shall end on March 31, and the April term shall end on July 17. No judgment in a second-term case, other than a judgment on a motion for reconsideration in such case, shall be rendered during the last 15 days of any term. Disposition of first-term cases may be made during nonterm periods.
Amended by 2016 Ga. Laws 626,§ 5-1, eff. 12/5/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-5 - Place of hearing oral argument

The Supreme Court may hear oral argument at places other than the seat of government. Reasonable notice shall be given of such hearings.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-6 - Duty of Justices to attend; quorum; adjournment

It shall be the duty of all the Justices of the Supreme Court to attend each term thereof. However, if, from providential cause, any of the Justices cannot attend the court, the court may be held by a quorum as defined by Article VI, Section VI, Paragraph I of the Constitution of this state. If less than a quorum attend, the Justices attending may adjourn the court to any time agreed upon by the attending Justices.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-7 - Adjournment for providential cause

When from providential cause the Supreme Court cannot be held at the time and place designated by law, it may be adjourned by order of the Justices or by a quorum thereof, in either term time or vacation, to some other convenient time and place; and the session then held shall be valid. Notice shall be given of such adjournment if possible.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-8 - Powers of court generally

The Supreme Court has authority:
(1)
To exercise appellate jurisdiction, and in no appellate case to hear facts or examine witnesses;
(2)
To hear and determine all cases, civil and criminal, that may come before it; to grant judgments of affirmance or reversal, or any other order, direction, or decree required therein; and, if necessary, to make a final disposition of a case in the manner prescribed elsewhere in this Code;
(3)
To grant any writ necessary to carry out any purpose of its organization or to compel any inferior tribunal or officers thereof to obey its order;
(4)
To appoint its own officers and to commission any person to execute any specific order it may make;
(5)
To establish, amend, and alter its own rules of practice and to regulate the admission of attorneys to the practice of law;
(6)
To punish for contempt by the infliction of a fine as high as $500.00 or imprisonment not exceeding ten days, or both; and
(7)
To exercise such other powers, not contrary to the Constitution of this state, as given to it by law. This paragraph shall not be interpreted to abrogate the inherent power of the court.
Amended by 2003 Ga. Laws 72, § 1, eff. 5/29/2003.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-9 - Answers to questions certified by federal courts

(a)
The Supreme Court of this state, by rule of court, may provide that when it shall appear to the Supreme Court of the United States, to any circuit court of appeals or district court of the United States, or to the Court of Appeals or the District Court of the District of Columbia that there are involved in any proceeding before it questions of the laws of this state which are determinative of the case and there are no clear controlling precedents in the decisions of the Supreme Court of this state, such federal court may certify the questions of the laws of this state to the Supreme Court of this state for answers to the questions of state law, which certificate the Supreme Court of this state may answer by written opinion.
(b)
The Court of Appeals shall not have jurisdiction to consider any question certified under this Code section by transfer or otherwise.
Added by 2003 Ga. Laws 76, § 1.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-10 - Procedure for increasing the number of Supreme Court Justices

The additional justiceships created in 2016 shall be appointed by the Governor for a term beginning January 1, 2017, and continuing through December 31, 2018, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Their successors shall be elected in the manner provided by law for the election of Supreme Court Justices at the nonpartisan judicial election in 2018, for a term of six years beginning on January 1, 2019, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Future successors shall be elected at the nonpartisan judicial election each sixth year after such election for terms of six years and until their successors are elected and qualified. They shall take office on the first day of January following the date of the election.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 626,§ 4-2, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-11 - through 15-2-15 - [Reserved]

Reserved by 2008 Ga. Laws 471,§ 15, eff. 5/12/2008.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-16 - Reversal and affirmance; minutes and reports to show concurrences and dissents

(a)
In all cases decided by the Supreme Court, the concurrence of a majority of the Justices shall be essential to a judgment of reversal. If the Justices are evenly divided, the judgment of the court below shall stand affirmed. In all cases decided by the court, with at least a quorum but less than nine Justices, the concurrence of at least five shall be essential to the rendition of a judgment.
(b)
Both the minutes and the printed official reports shall show how many and which Justices concurred in each judgment rendered and which, if any, dissented therefrom.
Amended by 2016 Ga. Laws 626,§ 4-3, eff. 1/1/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-17 - Rules for regulating Supreme Court's proceedings

The Supreme Court shall have full power and authority to make all rules, not in conflict with the Constitution or laws of this state, as may be necessary for carrying the Constitution into effect and regulating the court's proceedings thereunder. To these ends it may, by rules, provide and declare when the court shall sit, how its minutes shall be kept, and how the cases upon its dockets shall be apportioned; and it generally may make all regulations as to practice and procedure which experience may show to be convenient and expedient for the proper transaction of its business, with due regard to the rights of the parties and counsel concerned.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-18 - Power to prescribe and revise rules of practice and procedure in courts of state; ratification by General Assembly; assistance of bar committee

(a)
The Supreme Court and the Justices thereof shall have the power to prescribe, modify, and repeal rules of procedure, pleading, and practice in civil actions and proceedings in the courts of this state and of practice and procedure for appeal or review in all cases, civil and criminal, to or from any of the courts or tribunals of this state. The rules shall not abridge, enlarge, or modify the substantive rights of any litigant.
(b)
Whenever the Supreme Court adopts or prescribes any rules under this Code section, the rules shall be reported by the court to the General Assembly at the next regular session thereof or at an extraordinary session authorized by law to consider and ratify them. The rules shall not take effect until they have been ratified and confirmed by the General Assembly by an Act or resolution thereof.
(c)
The Supreme Court is authorized to repeal, modify, or amend any rule adopted or prescribed by it, but no repeal, modification, or amendment shall be effective until it has been ratified by an Act or resolution of the General Assembly.
(d)
The Supreme Court shall appoint a committee or committees from the bar of this state to aid in the preparation of rules.
(e)
This Code section shall not be construed as constituting an abandonment or disclaimer of the power of the General Assembly to enact laws regulating procedure in the courts of this state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-19 - Law assistants

The Justices of the Supreme Court shall be authorized to appoint law assistants for the use of the court and to remove them at pleasure. The law assistants shall have been admitted to the bar of this state as practicing attorneys; provided, however, that an individual who graduated from law school but who is not a member of the bar of this state may be appointed as a law assistant so long as he or she is admitted to the bar of this state within one year of such appointment. It shall be the duty of the law assistants to attend all sessions of the court, if so ordered, and generally to perform the duties incident to the role of law assistant.
Amended by 2016 Ga. Laws 626,§ 1-2, eff. 5/3/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-20 - Officers of court

The officers of the Supreme Court are a clerk, a reporter and an assistant reporter, a sheriff, and stenographers.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-21 - Employment and salaries of court staff

The Supreme Court may employ and fix the salaries of such stenographers, clerical assistants, and employees as may be deemed necessary by the court. Their salaries shall be paid by the clerk from the appropriations for the operation of the Supreme Court.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-22 - Sheriff of Supreme Court

The sheriff of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the Justices for such term as may be specified by the order of appointment, not to exceed six years.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-24 - Compensation of officers and employees

The Justices of the Supreme Court are authorized to fix the annual compensation of the officers and employees of the court, provided that the total salaries and expenses of the court shall be within the amount of money available for such purposes.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-25) › Section 15-2-25 - Books, supplies, and services

The Supreme Court shall purchase such books, pamphlets, or other publications and such other supplies and services as the Justices thereof may deem necessary. The cost thereof shall be paid by the clerk out of the appropriations for the operation of the Supreme Court.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 2 - CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-40 — 15-2-47) › Section 15-2-40 - Term of office; oath

The clerk of the Supreme Court shall hold his office for six years unless removed for incapacity, improper conduct, or neglect of duty. Before entering upon his duties, he shall take an oath faithfully to discharge them and shall also take all other oaths required of civil officers.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 2 - CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-40 — 15-2-47) › Section 15-2-41 - Deputy clerks

The clerk of the Supreme Court may appoint one or more deputies, in his discretion, under such rules as the court may adopt and shall be responsible for the faithful performance of their duties. When so appointed, the powers and duties of the deputy clerks shall be the same as those of the clerk.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 2 - CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-40 — 15-2-47) › Section 15-2-42 - Employees in clerk's office

The clerk of the Supreme Court, with the approval of the court, may employ such stenographers, clerical assistants, and employees as may be necessary for the performance of the duties in the office of the clerk. Their salaries shall be paid by the clerk from the appropriations for the operation of the Supreme Court.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 2 - CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-40 — 15-2-47) › Section 15-2-43 - Duties of clerk

The clerk of the Supreme Court shall have the following duties:
(1)
To keep an office at the seat of government where all books, records, archives, and the seal of the court shall remain;
(2)
To attend all sessions of the court and obey all its lawful orders;
(3)
To keep fair and regular minutes of the court's proceedings, a record of its judicial acts, a docket of its cases, and such other books as the court may require;
(4)
To certify, when required, upon payment of the lawful fees, all minutes, records, or files of the court;
(5)
To arrange the cases on the docket and to give notice in one of the newspapers printed at the place where the court is to be held, 20 days prior to its session, of the order of arrangement;
(6)
To make out a remittitur of every case, together with a certificate of the amount of the costs and by whom paid, which remittitur shall consist of a copy of the judgment of the court as entered on the minutes, and nothing more, and to transmit the remittitur as provided by the rules of the Supreme Court;
(7)
To issue and sign all writs and processes of every description issued under the authority of the court;
(8)
To administer oaths and affidavits in all cases, to take acknowledgments, and to attest deeds, mortgages, and other written instruments of like character;
(9)
To collect all costs due on cases in the Supreme Court and to pay over to the Office of the State Treasurer all money arising from costs collected;
(10)
On or before the fifth day of each and every month, to submit in writing to the Office of the State Treasurer, with a copy to the state auditor, a full and fair statement of each case in which costs have been collected during the month preceding the report, showing the amount collected and the amount not collected. If any balance due by the clerk has not been collected, aside from costs due in indigency cases, or has been collected but not paid over, then the clerk shall be liable to be ruled by the Office of the State Treasurer in the Supreme Court, in term time, on the same terms as other officers are ruled; and
(11)
To discharge whatever other duties may be required by law or the court or which necessarily appertain to the office.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 621,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 2 - CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-40 — 15-2-47) › Section 15-2-44 - How costs taxed; notice of appeal and transcript not recorded

(a)
When judgment is pronounced in any case, the clerk shall tax the costs thereof, which shall be entered without charge on the minutes at the foot of the judgment. The clerk shall make no charge for attaching the seal to the remittitur, nor for any precept issued by him, nor for anything except services actually rendered.
(b)
The clerk shall not record the notice of appeal, transcript, or record from the court below.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 2 - CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-40 — 15-2-47) › Section 15-2-45 - Compensation; disposition of fees

(a)
The clerk of the Supreme Court shall receive as salary for services a sum as set by the Justices of the Supreme Court, payable in equal monthly installments from the appropriations for the operation of the Supreme Court.
(b)
All fees coming to the clerk of the Supreme Court shall be the property of the state and the same shall be paid into the state treasury.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 2 - CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-40 — 15-2-47) › Section 15-2-46 - Disposition of costs

The funds arising from costs in the Supreme Court shall be paid into the general funds of the state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 2 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-1 — 15-2-47) › Article 2 - CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT (§§ 15-2-40 — 15-2-47) › Section 15-2-47 - Attorneys liable for costs

Every attorney who argues or presents a case to the Supreme Court is liable to the clerk for costs except in an indigency case.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-3-1 — 15-3-13) › Section 15-3-1 - Composition; divisions; how case is heard; decisions as precedent; oral arguments; assistance of other judges

(a)
Composition.
The Court of Appeals shall consist of 15 Judges who shall elect one of their number as Chief Judge, in such manner and for such time as may be prescribed by rule or order of the court.
(b)
Divisions.
The court shall sit in divisions composed of three Judges in each division. The assignment of Judges to each division shall be made by the Chief Judge, and the personnel of the divisions shall from time to time be changed in accordance with rules prescribed by the court. The Chief Judge shall designate the Presiding Judges of the divisions and shall, under rules prescribed by the court, distribute the cases among the divisions in such manner as to equalize their work as far as practicable.
(c)
How cases heard.
(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each division shall hear and determine, independently of the others, the cases assigned to it. Two Judges shall constitute a quorum of a division.
(2)
The Court of Appeals may provide by rule for certain cases to be heard and determined by more than a single division and the manner in which those Judges will be selected for such cases. When a case is heard and determined by more than a single division, nine Judges shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.
(d)
Decisions as precedent.
The Court of Appeals shall provide by rule for the establishment of precedent and the manner in which prior decisions of the court may be overruled.
(e)
Oral arguments.
The Court of Appeals may hear oral arguments at places other than the seat of government. Reasonable notice shall be given of such hearings.
(f)
Assistance of other judges; procedure.
Whenever the court unanimously determines that the business of the court requires the temporary assistance of an additional judge or additional judges or one additional panel, the court may request the assistance of senior appellate judges as provided in Chapter 3A of this title or senior superior court judges. The Judge whose case assignment is transferred to the additional judge shall not vote on the case.
Amended by 2016 Ga. Laws 626,§ 2-1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 138,§ 1-2, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-3-1 — 15-3-13) › Section 15-3-3 - Jurisdiction over certain crimes

Pursuant to Article VI, Section V, Paragraph III of the Constitution of this state, the Court of Appeals shall have jurisdiction of the trial and correction of errors of law in cases involving the crimes of armed robbery, rape, and kidnapping wherein the death penalty has not been imposed.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-3-1 — 15-3-13) › Section 15-3-3.1 - Appellate jurisdiction of Court of Appeals

(a)
Pursuant to Article VI, Section VI, Paragraph III of the Constitution of this state, the Court of Appeals rather than the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction in the following classes of cases:
(1)
Cases involving title to land;
(2)
All equity cases, except those cases concerning proceedings in which a sentence of death was imposed or could be imposed and those cases concerning the execution of a sentence of death;
(3)
All cases involving wills;
(4)
All cases involving extraordinary remedies, except those cases concerning proceedings in which a sentence of death was imposed or could be imposed and those cases concerning the execution of a sentence of death;
(5)
All divorce and alimony cases; and
(6)
All other cases not reserved to the Supreme Court or conferred on other courts.
(b)
This Code section shall not otherwise affect the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 626,§ 3-1, eff. 1/1/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-3-1 — 15-3-13) › Section 15-3-4 - Election and term of office of Judges of Court of Appeals

(a)
The Judges of the Court of Appeals shall be elected at the general primary in each even-numbered year in the manner in which Justices of the Supreme Court are elected. The election of the Judges shall be as follows:
(1)
Successors to the Judges serving in judgeships which existed prior to 1999 shall be elected as follows:
(A)
Successors to any Judges whose terms expired at the end of 1998 shall be elected at the general election in 2004 and each sixth year thereafter;
(B)
Successors to any Judges whose terms expire at the end of 2000 shall be elected at the general election in 2000 and each sixth year thereafter;
(C)
Successors to any Judges whose terms expire at the end of 2002 shall be elected at the general election in 2002 and each sixth year thereafter; and
(D)
Successors to any Judges whose terms expire at the end of 2004 shall be elected at the general election in 2004 and each sixth year thereafter; and
(2)
Successors to the two Judges serving in the judgeships created in 1999 shall be elected at the 2000 general election and each sixth year thereafter.
The terms of the Judges shall begin on January 1 following their election and, except as provided above, shall continue for six years and until their successors are qualified. They shall be commissioned accordingly by the Governor.
(b)
The additional judgeships created in 2015 shall be appointed by the Governor for a term beginning January 1, 2016, and continuing through December 31, 2018, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Their successors shall be elected in the manner provided by law for the election of Judges of the Court of Appeals at the nonpartisan judicial election in 2018, for a term of six years beginning on January 1, 2019, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Future successors shall be elected at the nonpartisan judicial election each sixth year after such election for terms of six years and until their successors are elected and qualified. They shall take office on the first day of January following the date of the election.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 138,§ 1-2A, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2014 Ga. Laws 669,§ 15, eff. 4/29/2014.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-3-1 — 15-3-13) › Section 15-3-5 - Oath of Judges; compensation

(a)
Before entering on the discharge of their duties, the Judges shall take the oath prescribed for judges of the superior courts, along with all other oaths required for civil officers.
(b)
(1)
The annual salary of each Judge of the Court of Appeals shall be as specified in Code Section
45-7-4
. Such salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments.
(2)
The Judges shall receive expenses and allowances as provided in Code Section
45-7-20
. If a Judge resides 50 miles or more from the judicial building in Atlanta, such Judge shall also receive a mileage allowance for the use of a personal motor vehicle when devoted to official business as provided for in Code Section
50-19-7
, for not more than one round trip per calendar week to and from the Judge's residence and the judicial building in Atlanta by the most practical route, during each regular and extraordinary session of court. In the event a Judge travels by public carrier for any part of a round trip as provided above, such Judge shall receive a travel allowance of actual transportation costs for each such part in lieu of the mileage allowance. Transportation costs incurred by a Judge for air travel to and from the Judge's residence to the judicial building in Atlanta shall be reimbursed only to the extent that such costs do not exceed the cost of travel by personal motor vehicle. All allowances provided for in this paragraph shall be paid upon the submission of proper vouchers.
(3)
If a Judge resides 50 miles or more from the judicial building in Atlanta, such Judge shall also receive the same daily expense allowance as members of the General Assembly receive, as set forth in Code Section
28-1-8
, for not more than 35 days during each term of court. Such days shall be utilized only when official court business is being conducted. All allowances provided for in this paragraph shall be paid upon the submission of proper vouchers.
(c)
The salary provided for in subsection (b) of this Code section shall be the total compensation to be paid by the state to the officials named in subsection (b) of this Code section and shall be in lieu of any and all other amounts to be paid from state funds.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 38,§ 1-2, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 138,§ 1-2B, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2007 Ga. Laws 237,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2007.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-3-1 — 15-3-13) › Section 15-3-6 - Compensation of officers and employees

The Judges of the Court of Appeals are authorized to fix the annual compensation of the officers and employees of their court, provided that the total salaries and expenses of the court shall be within the amount of money available for such purposes.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-3-1 — 15-3-13) › Section 15-3-7 - Disposition of fees

All fees coming to the clerk of the Court of Appeals shall be the property of the state and the same shall be paid into the state treasury.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-3-1 — 15-3-13) › Section 15-3-9 - Law assistants

(a)
The Judges of the Court of Appeals shall be authorized to appoint law assistants for the use of the court and to remove them at pleasure. Each law assistant of the Court of Appeals shall have been admitted to the bar of this state as a practicing attorney; provided, however, that an individual who graduated from law school but who is not a member of the bar of this state may be appointed as a law assistant so long as he or she is admitted to the bar of this state within one year of such appointment.
(b)
It shall be the duty of a law assistant to attend all sessions of the court, if so ordered, and generally to perform the duties incident to the role of law assistant.
Amended by 2016 Ga. Laws 626,§ 1-3, eff. 5/3/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-3-1 — 15-3-13) › Section 15-3-10 - Employment and salaries of staff

The Court of Appeals may employ and fix the salaries of stenographers, clerical assistants, and such other employees as may be deemed necessary by the court; and the salaries therefor shall be paid by the clerk from the appropriations for the operation of the Court of Appeals.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-3-1 — 15-3-13) › Section 15-3-11 - Appointment of deputy clerk and employees by clerk of court

(a)
The clerk of the Court of Appeals may appoint a deputy clerk of court, in his discretion, under such rules as the court may adopt, the clerk being responsible for the faithful performance of the duties of the deputy clerk. The powers and duties of the deputy clerk shall be the same as those of the clerk.
(b)
The clerk of the Court of Appeals, with the approval of the court, may also employ such stenographers, clerical assistants, and employees as may be necessary for the performance of the duties in the office of the clerk. Their salaries shall be paid by the clerk from the appropriations for the operation of the Court of Appeals.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-3-1 — 15-3-13) › Section 15-3-12 - Books, supplies, and services

The Court of Appeals shall purchase such books, pamphlets, or other publications and such other supplies and services as the Judges thereof may deem necessary. The cost thereof shall be paid by the clerk out of the appropriations for the operation of the Court of Appeals.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-3-1 — 15-3-13) › Section 15-3-13 - Voluntary preappeal settlement conference procedure

(a)
The Court of Appeals of Georgia is authorized to establish by rule of court a voluntary preappeal settlement conference procedure. In furtherance of such a procedure, the court is authorized to provide by rule for the extension of time for the filing of the record, enumerations of error, briefs, or other matters for which time of filing is otherwise prescribed by statute.
(b)
The Court of Appeals shall utilize Senior Appellate Court Justices and Judges and senior superior court judges as settlement conference judges.
(c)
Settlement conference judges shall be entitled to receive the same travel, per diem, and pay allowances now or hereafter authorized to be paid to senior judges of the superior courts when called.
(d)
Any rules or amendments thereto adopted pursuant to this Code section shall be submitted to the State Bar of Georgia, the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives, and the Judiciary Committee of the Senate at least 30 days before such rules or amendments shall become effective. The Court of Appeals shall receive and consider such comments as shall be made by such organization or committees.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3A - SENIOR APPELLATE COURT JUSTICES AND JUDGES (§§ 15-3A-1 — 15-3A-6) › Section 15-3A-1 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Senior Appellate Court Judge" means a Judge, Presiding Judge, or Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals appointed to the office created by this chapter.
(2)
"Senior Appellate Court Justice" means an Associate Justice, Presiding Justice, or Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed to the office created by this chapter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3A - SENIOR APPELLATE COURT JUSTICES AND JUDGES (§§ 15-3A-1 — 15-3A-6) › Section 15-3A-2 - Creation of offices; eligibility; application; appointment

There is created the office of Senior Appellate Court Justice and the office of Senior Appellate Court Judge. Any Justice of the Supreme Court or Judge of the Court of Appeals who retires pursuant to the provisions of laws of the state retirement system applicable to such Justice or Judge at the time of such Justice's or Judge's retirement may, at such Justice's or Judge's option, be eligible for appointment by the Governor to the office of Senior Appellate Court Justice or Judge. Any former member of the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals who is retired or who retires on or after March 26, 1987, pursuant to the laws of the retirement system applicable to such Justice or Judge at the time of such Justice's or Judge's retirement may, at such Justice's or Judge's option, become eligible for appointment to the office of Senior Appellate Court Justice or Judge upon written application being made to the Governor. All persons appointed to the office of Senior Appellate Court Justice or Judge shall hold such office for life, subject to the same laws, rules, and regulations for removal or discipline of sitting members of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. A Senior Appellate Court Justice or Judge, while holding that office, shall not be eligible for election or appointment to any other nonjudicial public office in this state, and such Senior Appellate Court Justice or Judge may not practice law during such Justice's or Judge's tenure as a Senior Appellate Court Justice or Judge. For purposes of this Code section, participation as an arbitrator shall not be deemed the practice of law.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3A - SENIOR APPELLATE COURT JUSTICES AND JUDGES (§§ 15-3A-1 — 15-3A-6) › Section 15-3A-3 - Powers

A Senior Appellate Court Justice or Judge may exercise judicial power in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, superior court, and all other courts of this state upon the request and the consent of a majority of the judges of the requesting court.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3A - SENIOR APPELLATE COURT JUSTICES AND JUDGES (§§ 15-3A-1 — 15-3A-6) › Section 15-3A-4 - Travel, per diem, and pay allowances

A Senior Appellate Court Justice or Judge while serving in any of the courts provided for in Code Section
15-3A-3
shall be entitled to receive the same travel, per diem, and pay allowances now or hereafter authorized to be paid to senior judges of the superior court when called. Such compensation, expenses, and mileage shall be paid from state funds appropriated or otherwise available for the operation for any of such courts, upon a certificate by the Senior Appellate Court Justice or Judge as to the number of days served or the expenses and mileage incurred. Such compensation shall not affect, diminish, or otherwise impair the payment or receipt of any retirement or pension benefits of such Senior Appellate Court Justice or Judge.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3A - SENIOR APPELLATE COURT JUSTICES AND JUDGES (§§ 15-3A-1 — 15-3A-6) › Section 15-3A-5 - Basis for resignation

If a Senior Appellate Court Justice or Judge determines to seek nonjudicial elective public office, accepts appointment to a public office, practices law, or for any reason determines that senior status provided for in this chapter is no longer desirable, such Justice or Judge shall resign such Justice's or Judge's office and submit such Justice's or Judge's resignation to the Governor. Such resignation shall not affect or impair such Justice's or Judge's retirement pay and benefits.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 3A - SENIOR APPELLATE COURT JUSTICES AND JUDGES (§§ 15-3A-1 — 15-3A-6) › Section 15-3A-6 - Applicability

This chapter shall apply only to those retired or retiring members of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals who expressly indicate in writing to the Governor that they desire appointment to the office of Senior Appellate Court Justice or Judge.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 4 - REPORTER OF THE SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-4-1 — 15-4-6) › Section 15-4-1 - Term of office; oaths

The reporter of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals holds his office for the same term and on the same conditions as the clerk of the Supreme Court and, before entering upon his duties, must take the same oaths.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 4 - REPORTER OF THE SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-4-1 — 15-4-6) › Section 15-4-2 - Duties

It is the reporter's duty:
(1)
To attend all sessions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals personally or by sending his assistant; and
(2)
To publish the decisions of the Supreme Court and of the Court of Appeals in accordance with Article 2 of Chapter 18 of Title 50.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 4 - REPORTER OF THE SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-4-1 — 15-4-6) › Section 15-4-3 - Publication of synopsis in lieu of entire decision

The Justices or Judges may direct the reporter to omit the publication in full of such cases as, in their opinion, may be understood from the written synopsis of the points decided, made by them at the time of the decision, and the reporter shall publish only the synopsis in such cases.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 4 - REPORTER OF THE SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-4-1 — 15-4-6) › Section 15-4-4 - Assistant reporter

The reporter, with the consent of the court, under such rules as the court may adopt, may appoint an assistant reporter whose duties shall be the same as the reporter's.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 4 - REPORTER OF THE SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-4-1 — 15-4-6) › Section 15-4-5 - Compensation

The salaries of the reporter and the assistant reporter of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals shall be payable in equal monthly installments, one-half from the appropriations for the operation of the Supreme Court and one-half from the appropriations for the operation of the Court of Appeals.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 4 - REPORTER OF THE SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 15-4-1 — 15-4-6) › Section 15-4-6 - Employment and salaries of staff

The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals shall employ and fix the salaries of such stenographers, clerical assistants, and employees as are necessary for the performance of the duties in the offices of the reporter and assistant reporter of decisions of such courts. The salaries of such employees shall be paid by the clerks of the respective courts, one-half each by each court from the appropriations for the operation of the respective courts.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATION OF COURTS OF RECORD GENERALLY (§§ 15-5-1 — 15-5-112) › Article 1 - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 15-5-1 — 15-5-6) › Section 15-5-1 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as "The Judicial Administration Act of 1976."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATION OF COURTS OF RECORD GENERALLY (§§ 15-5-1 — 15-5-112) › Article 1 - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 15-5-1 — 15-5-6) › Section 15-5-2 - Judicial administration districts

Ten judicial administration districts of more or less equal population in each district are created within this state. The boundaries of the ten judicial administration districts, to the extent possible, shall follow the boundaries existing on July 1, 1976, of the ten United States congressional districts, except that each judicial circuit existing on July 1, 1976, shall remain intact and shall not be placed in more than one judicial administration district. The Governor, after conferring with the superior court judges, shall establish by July 1, 1976, the original boundaries of each judicial administration district pursuant to this Code section. The ten administrative judges provided for in this article may provide for any necessary changes in the boundaries of such districts not inconsistent with this Code section.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATION OF COURTS OF RECORD GENERALLY (§§ 15-5-1 — 15-5-112) › Article 1 - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 15-5-1 — 15-5-6) › Section 15-5-3 - District councils created

A district council for each judicial administration district is created, composed of all judges of the superior courts within the district. The superior court judge in each district having seniority in number of years as a superior court judge shall serve as presiding officer of the district council. Each district council shall meet at least once a year and as often as required to discuss administrative problems peculiar to the district and otherwise to perform its duties. Each district council shall establish rules, by majority vote, which shall cover the right to call additional meetings and procedures for handling the administrative work of the council.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATION OF COURTS OF RECORD GENERALLY (§§ 15-5-1 — 15-5-112) › Article 1 - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 15-5-1 — 15-5-6) › Section 15-5-4 - Election of district administrative judge; term; removal

The judges of each district council shall elect a superior court judge or a senior judge of the superior court to serve for a two-year term as an "administrative judge" within the district. The district administrative judge shall serve until his successor is elected and qualified; provided, however, that the district administrative judge may be removed at any time by a two-thirds' vote of all judges comprising the district council. The duties of the administrative judge shall be additional duties which shall not be construed to diminish his other responsibilities.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATION OF COURTS OF RECORD GENERALLY (§§ 15-5-1 — 15-5-112) › Article 1 - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 15-5-1 — 15-5-6) › Section 15-5-5 - Duties of district administrative judge

The duties and authority of each district administrative judge shall be as follows:
(1)
To request, collect, and receive information from the courts of record within his or her district pursuant to uniform rules promulgated by the ten administrative judges;
(2)
To authorize and assign any superior court judge within the district to sit on any type of case or to handle other administrative or judicial matters within the district; provided, however, that the assignment shall be made with the consent of the assigned judge and with the consent of the majority of the judges of the circuit to which the assignment is made and that the assignment shall be made subject to rules promulgated by the district council by a majority vote of the superior court judges within the district; and
(3)
To assist the various courts of record within his or her district with the implementation and continued maintenance of uniform standards promulgated pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection (h) of Code Section
15-5-24.1
.
Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 88,§ 1, eff. 5/1/2023.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3) › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATION OF COURTS OF RECORD GENERALLY (§§ 15-5-1 — 15-5-112) › Article 1 - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 15-5-1 — 15-5-6) › Section 15-5-6 - Administrative assistant; duties; compensation

Each district administrative judge is authorized to hire a full-time assistant adequately trained in the duties of court administration. The assistant shall assist in the duties of the district administrative judge, provide general court administrative services to the district council, and otherwise perform such duties as may be assigned to him or her by the district administrative judge. Each assistant shall be an employee of the judicial branch of the state government and shall be in the unclassified service as defined by Code Section
45-20-2
. The assistant shall be compensated in an amount and manner to be determined by uniform rules adopted by the ten administrative judges. Each assistant shall be compensated out of funds made available for such purposes within the judicial branch of the government. Additional funds shall be made available for needed clerical and other office operating costs of the assistant.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 630,§ 2-9, eff. 7/1/2012.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 155,§ 2, eff. 5/5/2009.