Year: 2021
Atlanta, GA — The Judicial Council of Georgia will meet for a General Session via Zoom teleconferencing on Friday, April 23, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The meeting will be the final Judicial Council of Georgia General Session chaired by Chief Justice Harold D. Melton. A livestream will
Atlanta, GA April 8, 2021 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton today extended for another month the Statewide Judicial Emergency he first declared more than a year ago on March 14, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s order, which will be in effect until May 8, is nearly identical
Atlanta, GA – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton announced that Georgia judges and court staff are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “Thanks to the work of our Judicial COVID-19 Task Force, in collaboration with Governor Kemp and Dr. Toomey, our judges and court personnel will now be able
Atlanta, GA March 9, 2021 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton today issued an order that lifts the suspension of jury trials in Georgia, “effective immediately.” With today’s order, which is the 12th he has signed extending the Statewide Judicial Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, trial courts may resume jury
Atlanta, GA — The Supreme Court of Georgia’s Commission on Dispute Resolution has a new Chairperson, Hon. M. Cindy Morris, Superior Court, Conasauga Judicial Circuit, following outgoing Chair Hon. Jane C. Barwick, Superior Court of Fulton County. The Passing of the Gavel ceremony, held during the February 3 meeting, celebrated
Atlanta, GA — The Judicial Council of Georgia, chaired by Chief Justice Harold D. Melton of the Supreme Court of Georgia, will meet for a General Session via teleconferencing on Friday, February 12, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The meeting will be livestreamed to the public on the
