February 5, 2014 News

At its 2014 annual meeting in Athens, Georgia, the Council of Superior Court Judges presented the third annual Emory Findley Award for Outstanding Judicial Service to the Honorable Cynthia D. Wright and the Honorable John D. Allen. This honor recognizes Superior Court Judges who exhibit outstanding judicial leadership and service. The award is named for the late Superior Court Judge Emory Findley of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, who served in […]

January 17, 2014 News

On January 7, 2014, Gov. Nathan Deal officially swore in two new Superior Court judges: Ron Mullins, partner at Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, P.C., and Maureen Gottfried, who has served as state court judge until this appointment. Judge Mullins and Judge Gottfried will serve the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit, which includes Muscogee, Harris, Chattahoochee, Marion, Taylor and Talbot counties. Judge Gottfried, 52, will be the first woman on the […]

December 3, 2013 News

Judge John D. Allen – photo by  The Ledger Enquirer After nearly twenty five years of service, Chattahoochee Circuit Judge John D. Allen has retired from the bench. Judge Allen was honored by many of his peers and community members at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center. For more pictures and information, check out the following article: Ledger-Enquirer

June 18, 2013 News

The Savannah-Chatham County Drug Court (SCCDC), lead by the Honorable James F. Bass, Jr., has been selected as a National Drug Court Institute Mentor Court for 2013 to 2016 by the National Drug Court Institute (NDCI). Ten courts are selected out of the over 2,734 Drug Courts in the nation. The National Drug Court Institute (NDCI) approach to education recognizes the value of observing how others approach and solve problems, communicate, […]

March 28, 2013 News

Drug offenders in the Towaliga Judicial District, encompassing Butts, Lamar and Monroe counties, are getting help to fight their addictions thanks to the system’s accountabilities court. The drug court, a facet of the accountabilities court, provides felony drug offenders an opportunity not only to clear the charge, but to clear up their lives. To read the full article, please click here.

March 19, 2013 News

Her peers at the recent Council of Superior Court Judges’ winter conference in Athens named Hall County Superior Court Judge Kathlene F. Gosselin this year’s recipient of the prestigious Emory Findley Award. The Emory Findley Award is annually awarded by the Council of Superior Court Judges to a Superior Court judge who has exhibited, through leadership and actions, “outstanding judicial service in all areas,” but particularly through service which has […]

March 18, 2013 News

The Cherokee County Justice Center will bear a new name: The Frank C. Mills III Justice Center. The Canton building, which houses court services for Cherokee County has been named after retiring Superior Court Judge Mills, who has served on the bench since 1981. The proclamation issued at the Dec. 18 Cherokee County Board of Commissioners meeting states Mills is being honored for his “lifetime of outstanding service to the […]

March 11, 2013 News

When Melodie Snell Conner was in law school at the University of Georgia, women comprised nearly half of her class. But when she returned to her hometown in 1986 to begin her practice, she found the old boys club was alive and well. Over the years, though, the opportunities have opened up on the Gwinnett County bench. In fact, this month, a trio of women — Conner, Pam South and […]

October 25, 2003 News

Governor Purdue salutes the efforts of Chief Judge Brenda Weaver and former Juvenile Court Chief Judge William Reilly of the Appalachian Judicial Circuit for their leadership in creating local school attendance committees which served as the models for those contained in the recently passed HB 1190. To read the full article, click here.

October 23, 2003 News

Court of Appeals Launches Web-Access Docketing Information Parties and attorneys will now be able to search the docket for any Court of Appeals case by case number, party name, or a word from the style of the case.  The docket filings and actions of the court and the date of such activities will be displayed on the automated docket.  With increasing caseloads in the Court (the number of cases filed […]