Supreme Court of Georgia
Georgia courts can continue to hold hearings by video

Jun. 22, 2021 10:39 AM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia courts can continue to hold proceedings using video and other remote technology adopted in response to the coronavirus pandemic for at...

Georgia's COVID-19 statewide judicial emergency to end soon

Jun. 05, 2021 10:53 AM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's top judge says he expects the statewide judicial emergency he declared last year because of the coronavirus pandemic to be over at the...

Georgia high court to resume in-person oral arguments

May. 09, 2021 10:06 AM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's highest court plans to resume in-person hearings after more than a year of remote proceedings during the coronavirus pandemic. ...

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2006 file photo, an image of Tara Grinstead is displayed on a billboard in Ocilla, Ga. Georgia's highest court opened a door Monday, March 15, 2021, for taxpayer funds to help cover the legal defense of Ryan Duke, who is awaiting trial for the 2005 slaying of the high school teacher whose disappearance remained a mystery for more than a decade. (AP Photo/Elliott Minor, File)
Court: Defendant in teacher slaying has route to state funds

By Russ Bynum Mar. 15, 2021 11:48 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2019 file photo, Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton talks about the Georgia criminal justice system at the Municipal Building in Augusta, Ga. Melton announced Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 that he is stepping down on July 1. Melton said in a statement that he did not yet know what he would do next, but that he is exploring opportunities “for the next season of life that will allow me to best serve our legal community and my extended family.” (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP, File)
Georgia chief justice says jury trials can resume

Mar. 09, 2021 12:23 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2019 file photo, Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton talks about the Georgia criminal justice system at the Municipal Building in Augusta, Ga. Melton announced Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 that he is stepping down on July 1. Melton said in a statement that he did not yet know what he would do next, but that he is exploring opportunities “for the next season of life that will allow me to best serve our legal community and my extended family.” (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP, File)
Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Melton to step down

Feb. 12, 2021 12:04 PM EST

FILE - This Feb. 22, 2017, file photo provided by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation shows Ryan Duke. Georgia's highest court heard arguments Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, on whether taxpayers should cover portions of the legal defense for Duke, a man facing trial in the 2005 slaying of Tara Grinstead, a high school teacher whose disappearance remained a mystery for more than a decade. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation via AP, File)
Teacher killing trial makes detour to Georgia Supreme Court

Jan. 12, 2021 02:47 PM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 29, 2012 file photo, Justice George Carley speaks as he is sworn in as the 29th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia in Atlanta. George H. Carley, a former chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, has died. He was 82. Carley died Thursday night, Nov. 26, 2020 from COVID-19, according to a statement posted on the court’s website. (Vino Wong/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Former Georgia Supreme Court chief justice dies from virus

Nov. 27, 2020 07:57 PM EST

Georgia bar exam rescheduled because of coronavirus outbreak

Apr. 17, 2020 11:57 AM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's Supreme Court announced Friday that it has rescheduled the state bar exam because of the coronavirus outbreak and will allow recent...