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Winter Storm “Gianna” January 30, 2026, Announcement:- Governor Brian P. Kemp has declared a statewide State of Emergency today ahead of this weekend’s winter storm. This is a separate executive order from the one issued on January 22 ahead of Winter Storm Fern. Governor Kemp’s 1/30/2026 Executive Order Declaring State
Court Closing and Deadline Extensions Click here for more information Hurricane Helene September 30, 2024, Announcement:– Supreme Court of Georgia Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs today has issued a statewide judicial emergency order, extending certain deadlines in ongoing court proceedings due to the effects of tropical cyclone Helene. The order’s
Judicial Emergency Order Guidance Emergency Order Guidance Guidance for Resuming Jury Trials Guidance for Remote Grand Jury Proceedings Guidance on the Grand Jury Proceedings Under the Chief Justice’s Second Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency Guidance on the Continued Authority of Grand Juries Impaneled Prior to the Issuance of
Emergency Judicial Orders A judicial emergency is defined as a state of emergency declared by the Governor, a public health emergency under O.C.G.A. § 31-12-1.1, a local emergency under O.C.G.A. § 36-69-2, or another serious emergency when the emergency substantially endangers or infringes upon the normal functioning of the judicial
A judicial emergency is defined as a state of emergency declared by the Governor, a public health emergency under O.C.G.A. § 31-12-1.1, a local emergency under O.C.G.A. § 36-69-2, or another serious emergency substantially endangers or infringes upon the normal functioning of the judicial system, including the ability of persons
Supreme Court of Georgia Jane Hansen Public Information Officer 330 Capitol Ave SE, Atlanta, GA, 30334 hansenj@gasupreme.us Atlanta, June 4, 2021 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton announced today that he plans to issue an order Monday extending for the fifteenth time the Statewide Judicial Emergency he first declared March 14,
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, Nov. 9, 2020 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton today signed his eighth order extending for one month the Statewide Judicial Emergency he first declared on March 14, 2020 due to COVID-19. The Chief Justice is authorized under state law to declare such an emergency for a period of 30