Welcome to Georgia Superior Courts
The Superior Courts of Georgia is a court of general jurisdiction handling both civil and criminal law actions. Superior Court Judges preside over cases involving misdemeanors, contract disputes, premises liability, and various other actions. In addition, the Superior Court has exclusive equity jurisdiction over all cases of divorce, title to land, and felonies involving jury trials, including death penalty cases.
September 15, 2023The Georgia Superior Courts website will be briefly unavailable due to scheduled maintenance and updates on Monday, September 18th 5:30pm-7:00pm.
April 7, 2023At its business meeting on January 19, 2023, the Council of Superior Court Judges approved a proposed amendment to Uniform Superior Court Rule 4. To download a copy of the amendment – click here.
Should you have any comments on the proposed amendment, please submit them in writing to the Council of Superior Court Judges at 18 Capitol Square, Suite 104, Atlanta, Georgia 30334 or email them to uniformrules@cscj.org. To be considered, comments must be received by Friday, July 21, 2023.
September 30, 2022At its business meeting on August 3, 2022, the Council of Superior Court Judges approved proposed amendments to Uniform Superior Court Rules 3, 22, and 39. To download a copy of the amendments – click here.
Should you have any comments on the proposed amendments, please submit them in writing to the Council of Superior Court Judges at 18 Capitol Square, Suite 104, Atlanta, Georgia 30334 or email them to uniformrules@cscj.org. To be considered, comments must be received by Friday, January 6, 2023.
April 14, 2022Attached please find the order of the Supreme Court extending its orders clarifying and/or amending Uniform Superior Court Rule 9. 1 and Rule 9.2, as well as the video conferencing rules of other classes of court, through June 30, 2023.
Link to April 14, 2022 Extension Order
Link to original March 27, 2020 order clarifying and/or amending Rule 9.1 and Rule 9.2