Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-2-8. Powers of Court Generally

The Supreme Court has authority:
History. Laws 1845, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, pp. 450, 452; Code 1863, §§ 211, 4180; Code 1868, §§ 205, 4219; Code 1873, §§ 218, 4284; Code 1882, §§ 218, 4284; Civil Code 1895, § 5498; Penal Code 1895, § 1068; Civil Code 1910, § 6103; Penal Code 1910, § 1095; Code 1933, § 24-3901; Ga. L. 1986, p. 279, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 334, § 1.
Cross references.
Exercise by Supreme Court of appellate jurisdiction generally, § 5-6-1 et seq.
Review of death sentences by Supreme Court, § 17-10-35 et seq.
Power of Justices of Supreme Court to appoint hearing examiners to hold hearings regarding continued involuntary hospitalization or habilitation of the mentally ill, §§ 37-3-84 , 37-7-84 .
Law reviews.
For article, “Jury Trials in Contempt Cases,” see 20 Ga. B.J. 297 (1957).
For comment on Sams v. Olah, 225 Ga. 497 , 169 S.E.2d 790 (1969), as to the constitutionality of the State Bar Act (see now O.C.G.A. § 15-19-30 et seq.), see 21 Mercer L. Rev. 355 (1969).
For note on the 2003 amendment to this Code section, see 20 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 175 (2003).
For comment, “Encroachment, Loss of Five Yards: Government Attorneys and the No-Contact Rule’s Place in Civil False Claims Act Investigations,” see 68 Mercer L. Rev. 877 (2017).

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