History. Laws 1845, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 448; Code 1863, § 3158; Code 1868, § 3170; Code 1873, § 3238; Code 1882, § 3238; Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 45, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 5494; Civil Code 1910, § 6099; Code 1933, § 24-3801; Ga. L. 1935, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 956, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 430, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 360, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 883, § 5-1/HB 927.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2016, p. 883, § 1-1/HB 927, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Appellate Jurisdiction Reform Act of 2016.’ ”
Ga. L. 2016, p. 883, § 6-1(e)/HB 927, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “Part V of this Act shall become effective on December 5, 2016, and upon such date the December term of court shall begin as provided by this Act; provided, however, that the term of court which began on the first Monday in September, 2016, under the former provisions of Code Section 15-2-4 shall end on December 16, 2016.”
Law reviews.
For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Georgia St. U. L. Rev. 205 (2016).
Structure Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-2-1. One Supreme Judicial District
§ 15-2-1.1. Number of Justices
§ 15-2-2. When Justice Providentially Prevented From Attending
§ 15-2-3. Oath of Justices; Compensation
§ 15-2-4. Place of Sessions; Terms of Court
§ 15-2-5. Place of Hearing Oral Argument
§ 15-2-6. Duty of Justices to Attend; Quorum; Adjournment
§ 15-2-7. Adjournment for Providential Cause
§ 15-2-8. Powers of Court Generally
§ 15-2-9. Answers to Questions Certified by Federal Courts
§ 15-2-10. Procedure for Increasing the Number of Supreme Court Justices
§ 15-2-16. Reversal and Affirmance; Minutes and Reports to Show Concurrences and Dissents
§ 15-2-17. Rules for Regulating Supreme Court’s Proceedings
§ 15-2-21. Employment and Salaries of Court Staff
§ 15-2-22. Sheriff of Supreme Court