What is a superior court clerk? Superior court clerks have been around since the inception of the State of Georgia. "Clerk of Court" is one of four elected county offices created by the Georgia Constitution. Each of Georgia’s 159 counties has one. Clerks are the official record keepers of the county—they receive and maintain criminal and civil court filings and serve as custodian of county land and property records.
Effective July 15, 2021, the Honorable Supreme Court ordered that new Uniform Superior Court Form SC-10 (relating to criminal case information form) be approved. To view the new form, click the title of this post.
The Fifteenth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency and the Notice of Expected Termination of Statewide Judicial Emergency on June 30, 2021 issued today. Click the title above to read both.
Under an order signed today by Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, next Friday, May 14, deadlines will be reimposed on prosecutors for presenting cases to the grand jury involving detained adults and juveniles. The order is the 14th the Chief Justice has signed that extends for 30 days the Statewide Judicial Emergency he first declared in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click the title above to read the Order & Press Release.
Chief Justice Harold D. Melton today extended for another month the Statewide Judicial Emergency he first declared more than a year ago on March 14, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This order gives notice that the statutory deadlines for when detained criminal defendants must have their cases heard by a grand jury are expected to be reinstated on May 14, 2021. Click the title above to read the order.