Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-6-8. Jurisdiction and Powers of Superior Courts

The superior courts have authority:
History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 1135; Code 1863, § 242; Code 1868, § 236; Code 1873, § 246; Code 1882, § 246; Civil Code 1895, § 4320; Penal Code 1895, § 791; Civil Code 1910, § 4849; Penal Code 1910, § 791; Code 1933, § 24-2615; Ga. L. 1982, p. 974, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 3-10; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 15; Ga. L. 2013, p. 561, § 1/SB 66.
Cross references.
Judicial dissolution of corporations, § 14-2-1430 et seq., § 14-3-1430 et seq.
Exercise of contempt power generally, § 15-1-4 .
Requirement of availability of one judge in each circuit on primary or election days, § 21-2-412 .
Jurisdiction of superior courts to hear cases pertaining to primary or election contests, § 21-2-523 .
Proceedings before superior courts regarding exercise of power of eminent domain generally, § 22-2-130 et seq.
Jurisdiction of superior courts over questions regarding determination of legal heirs and their interests, § 53-4-30.
Law reviews.
For article, “Jury Trials in Contempt Cases,” see 20 Ga. B.J. 297 (1957).
For survey article on legal ethics, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 197 (1982).
For article, “Contempt of Court in Georgia,” see 23 Ga. St. B. J. 66 (1987).
For annual survey of legal ethics decisions, see 58 Mercer L. Rev. 239 (2006).
For article, “How Not to Get Thrown in Jail,” see 22 Ga. Bar. J. 17 (June 2017).

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