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Georgia judicial system

The structure of the Georgia judicial system is laid out in Article VI of the state Constitution. The state court system is made up of the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Superior Courts and various Courts of limited jurisdiction.

The federal court system is made up of the Middle District of Georgia, the Northern District of Georgia and the Southern District of Georgia. Decisions of these courts may be appealed to the Eleventh Circuit.

Georgia judicial news Thompson elected chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court Georgia: Presiding Justice Hugh Thompson has been selected as the Georgia Supreme Court's next chief justice. He was unanimously elected by his peers, the other justices of the Supreme Court, and will start in his new role on August 15, 2013. Thompson replaces current Chief Justice Carol Hunstein and will serve a four-year term. Thompson began his judicial career in 1971, serving on the Milledgeville City Court and Baldwin County Court. He then served as a Superior Court judge in the Ocmulgee Circuit from 1979 until his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1994. ...more Georgia news Georgia judiciary Georgia courts: Courts in Georgia State appellate courts: Supreme Court Court of Appeals State trial courts: Superior Courts Magistrate Courts Probate Courts Juvenile Courts State Courts Municipal Courts Counties: Georgia counties Federal courts: Eleventh Circuit Middle District of Georgia Northern District of Georgia Southern District of Georgia Federal bankruptcy courts: Middle District, bankruptcy Northern District, bankruptcy Southern District, bankruptcy How are judges selected in Georgia? Judicial selection in Georgia Georgia judicial elections, 2012 Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission Laws and history Article VI, Georgia Constitution Media and activism Georgia blogs Judicial reform organizations

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