2021 Georgia Code
Title 15 - Courts
Chapter 5A - State-Wide Business Court
- § 15-5A-1. Establishment
- § 15-5A-2. Terms of Court; Location; Presiding Judge; Venue; Transferring of Case
- § 15-5A-3. Authority of Court
- § 15-5A-4. Process for Bringing a Claim Before Court; Filings
- § 15-5A-5. Filing Fees; Fees Submitted to State Treasury
- § 15-5A-6. Number of Judges and Divisions; Operational Date; Qualifications for Judge
- § 15-5A-7. Appointment of Judges; Initial Appointment and Term; Service Area
- § 15-5A-8. Judicial Oath and Supplemental Oath
- § 15-5A-9. Salary and Compensation of Judges
- § 15-5A-10. Authority to Make Rules and Revisions; Creation of Panel for Revisions; Guidelines for Acceptance of Cases; Required Rules
- § 15-5A-11. Clerk; Appointment; Term; Compensation
- § 15-5A-12. Location of Offices; Designation of Electronic Filing System
- § 15-5A-13. Appointment of Law Assistants; Role
- § 15-5A-14. Employment and Compensation of Other Personnel
- § 15-5A-15. Purchasing of Supplies
- § 15-5A-16. Assignment for Budgetary and Administrative Purposes
- On July 31, 2020, the Supreme Court of Georgia passed the following order: "It is hereby ordered that the Uniform Rules for the Superior Courts shall be applicable on an interim basis in the Georgia State-wide Business Court, except that wherever the words 'superior court' or 'superior courts' appear in the Rules, the words 'Georgia State-wide Business' shall apply in lieu of the word 'superior.'
"Such Rules shall remain applicable until they are superseded by final approval of permanent Uniform Rules for the Georgia State-wide Business Court."
Law reviews.- For article on the 2019 enactment of this chapter, see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2019). For annual survey on trial practice and procedure, see 71 Mercer L. Rev. 305 (2019). For article, "2019 Legislative Review," see 24 Ga. St. B.J. 28 (June 2019). For article, "Statewide Business Court Opens Its Doors,” see 26 Ga. St. B.J. 32 (Oct. 2020).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 20 Am. Jur. 2d, Courts, § 11.
C.J.S.- 21 C.J.S., Courts, § 11 et seq.
