Georgia Court Information and Rules

Any courthouse in a state in the US is responsible for a wide array of legal functions. These duties, in fact, extend beyond the boundaries of simple restoration of justice to the common people. The same holds true for the courts in Georgia, which you can learn about in greater detail here.

The Georgia courts are characterized by the large number of legal councils that they appoint, and it is the duty of the councils to assist main courts in the working. Judicial agencies can also be set up by any Georgia court, if any particular case calls for them.

Contacting The Courts Of Georgia

There is an official website where you can find all the information that you might require regarding the Georgia jail and court system. The state's legal website is

http://www.georgiacourts.org

. Apart from the general information on the different courts of the state, the website also provides you with an introduction to the background of the state’s legal system.

There is a detailed hierarchical structure of the courts in GA, with the Georgia Sheriff being assigned the duty of maintaining the standard of functioning of the courts. The different GA court levels in the state can be depicted as follows:

i)    The Supreme Court of Georgia:

http://www.gasupreme.us/

ii)    The Appellate Court or Court of Appeals:

http://www.gaappeals.us/

iii)    The Superior Courts (they are present in as many as forty nine judicial districts):

http://georgiacourts.org/superior_court.php

iv)    The courts at the county level:

http://georgiacourts.org/state_court.php

v)    The juvenile criminal courts:

http://georgiacourts.org/juvenile_court.php

vi)    The probate courts:

http://georgiacourts.org/probate_court.php

vii)    The municipality level courts:

http://georgiacourts.org/muncipal_court.php

viii)    The magistrate courts:

http://georgiacourts.org/magistrate_court.php

Other than this, there are federal courts in the state as well, just as there are similar federal courts in the other states of the country.

Rules Followed by the Georgia Courts

The legal system of Georgia is unique in that the courts, at each level have separate sets of legal directives which they are supposed to follow. Of course they work within their jurisdiction as well. For example, there are the Rules for the Supreme Court, those for the Court of Appeals, and the Uniform Rules that apply to all the lower courts.

The Bar Admission Rules provide the main source for the legal directives that are prevalent in the state, together with the State Bar of Georgia Handbook. There are other rule-making bodies too, including the Uniform Transfer Rules, the Code of Judicial Conduct and the system of Unified Appeal.

In case you are looking to file a lawsuit in any of the courts of Georgia, you need to do so by using prescribed legal forms that you can obtain from the courthouse. The electronic versions of juvenile court forms, probate court forms, inmate forms as well as forms for protective orders – they are all available at the official website too.