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Georgia Ga. Const. Art. VI, § III, Para. I Jurisdiction of Classes of Courts of Limited Jurisdiction

The magistrate, juvenile, and state courts shall have uniform jurisdiction as provided by law. Probate courts shall have such jurisdiction as now or hereafter provided by law, without regard to

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uniformity.

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Georgia Ga. Const. Art. VI, § IV, Para. I Jurisdiction of Superior Courts

The superior courts shall have jurisdiction in all cases, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. They shall have exclusive jurisdiction over trials in felony cases, except in the case

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of juvenile offenders as provided by law; in cases respecting title to land; and in divorce cases. They shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the state-wide business court in equity cases. A superior court by agreement of the parties may order removal of a case to the state-wide business court as provided by law. The superior courts shall have such appellate jurisdiction, either alone or by circuit or district, as may be provided by law.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-6-8 Jurisdiction and Powers of Superior Courts

The superior courts have authority: (1) To exercise original, exclusive, or concurrent jurisdiction, as the case may be, of all causes, both civil and criminal, granted to them by the

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Constitution and laws; (2) To exercise the powers of a court of equity; (3) To exercise appellate jurisdiction from judgments of the probate or magistrate courts as provided by law; (4) To exercise a general supervision over all inferior tribunals and to review and correct, in the manner prescribed by law, the judgments of: (A) Magistrates; (B) Municipal courts or councils; (C) Any inferior judicature; (D) Any person exercising judicial powers; and (E) Judges of the probate courts, except in cases touching the probate of wills and the granting of letters of administration, in which a jury must be impaneled; (5) To punish contempt by fines not exceeding $1,000.00, by imprisonment not exceeding 20 days, or both; and (6) To exercise such other powers, not contrary to the Constitution, as are or may be given to such courts by law.

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Georgia Ga. Const. Art. VI, § V, Para. III Jurisdiction of Court of Appeals; Decisions Binding

The Court of Appeals shall be a court of review and shall exercise appellate and certiorari jurisdiction in all cases not reserved to the Supreme Court or conferred on other

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courts by law. The decisions of the Court of Appeals insofar as not in conflict with those of the Supreme Court shall bind all courts except the Supreme Court as precedents.

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Georgia Ga. Const. Art. VI, § VI, Para. II Exclusive Appellate Jurisdiction of Supreme Court

The Supreme Court shall be a court of review and shall exercise exclusive appellate jurisdiction in the following cases: (1)  All cases involving the construction of a treaty or of the

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Constitution of the State of Georgia or of the United States and all cases in which the constitutionality of a law, ordinance, or constitutional provision has been drawn in question; and (2)  All cases of election contest.

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Georgia Ga. Const. Art. VI, § VI, Para. III General appellate jurisdiction of Supreme Court

Unless otherwise provided by law, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction of the following classes of cases:(1) Cases involving title to land; (2) All equity cases; (3) All cases

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involving wills; (4) All habeas corpus cases; (5) All cases involving extraordinary remedies; (6) All divorce and alimony cases; (7) All cases certified to it by the Court of Appeals; and (8) All cases in which a sentence of death was imposed or could be imposed. Review of all cases shall be as provided by law.

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Georgia Ga. Const. Art. VI, § VI, Para. IV Jurisdiction Over Questions of Law From State Appellate or Federal District or Appellate Courts

The Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction to answer any question of law from any state appellate or federal district or appellate court.

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Georgia Ga. Const. Art. VI, § I, Para. I Judicial Power of the State

The judicial power of the state shall be vested exclusively in the following classes of courts: magistrate courts, probate courts, juvenile courts, state courts, superior courts, state-wide business court, Court

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of Appeals, and Supreme Court. Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude a superior court from creating a business court division for its circuit in a manner provided by law. Magistrate courts, probate courts, juvenile courts, and state courts shall be courts of limited jurisdiction. In addition, the General Assembly may establish or authorize the establishment of municipal courts and may authorize administrative agencies to exercise quasi-judicial powers. Municipal courts shall have jurisdiction over ordinance violations and such other jurisdiction as provided by law. Except as provided in this paragraph and in Section X, municipal courts, county recorder's courts and civil courts in existence on June 30, 1983, and administrative agencies shall not be subject to the provisions of this article. The General Assembly shall have the authority to confer "by law" jurisdiction upon municipal courts to try state offenses.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-3-3 Jurisdiction over Certain Crimes

Pursuant to Article VI, Section V, Paragraph III of the Constitution of this state, the Court of Appeals shall have jurisdiction of the trial and correction of errors of law in cases

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involving the crimes of armed robbery, rape, and kidnapping wherein the death penalty has not been imposed.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-2-8 Powers of Court Generally

The Supreme Court has authority: (1)  To exercise appellate jurisdiction, and in no appellate case to hear facts or examine witnesses; (2)  To hear and determine all cases, civil and criminal, that

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may come before it; to grant judgments of affirmance or reversal, or any other order, direction, or decree required therein; and, if necessary, to make a final disposition of a case in the manner prescribed elsewhere in this Code; (3)  To grant any writ necessary to carry out any purpose of its organization or to compel any inferior tribunal or officers thereof to obey its order; (4)  To appoint its own officers and to commission any person to execute any specific order it may make; (5)  To establish, amend, and alter its own rules of practice and to regulate the admission of attorneys to the practice of law; (6)  To punish for contempt by the infliction of a fine as high as $500.00 or imprisonment not exceeding ten days, or both; and (7)  To exercise such other powers, not contrary to the Constitution of this state, as given to it by law. This paragraph shall not be interpreted to abrogate the inherent power of the court.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-3-3.1 Appellate Jurisdiction of Court of Appeals

(a)  Pursuant to Article VI, Section VI, Paragraph III of the Constitution of this state, the Court of Appeals rather than the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction in the following classes of

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cases: (1)  Cases involving title to land; (2)  All equity cases, except those cases concerning proceedings in which a sentence of death was imposed or could be imposed and those cases concerning the execution of a sentence of death; (3)  All cases involving wills; (4)  All cases involving extraordinary remedies, except those cases concerning proceedings in which a sentence of death was imposed or could be imposed and those cases concerning the execution of a sentence of death; (5)  All divorce and alimony cases; and (6)  All other cases not reserved to the Supreme Court or conferred on other courts;   (b)  This Code section shall not otherwise affect the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-5A-1 Establishment

There shall be a state-wide business court as provided for in Article VI of the Constitution of this state to be known as the Georgia State-wide Business Court. Nothing in

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this chapter shall preclude a superior court from creating or continuing an existing business court division for its circuit on or after May 7, 2019, or preclude a state court from creating or continuing an existing business court division on or after the May 7, 2019, in the manner provided by law.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-5A-3 Authority of Court

(a)  Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, pursuant to the process provided for in Code Section 15-5A-4, the Georgia State-wide Business Court shall have authority to:(1)  Exercise concurrent jurisdiction

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and the powers of a court of equity, to the extent that such powers are exercised:(A)  Notwithstanding the amount in controversy, where equity relief is requested in claims: (i)  Arising under Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 9, the "Georgia Arbitration Code"; (ii)  Arising under Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 9, the "Georgia International Commercial Arbitration Code," for which an application may be made to a court of this state; (iii)  Arising under Article 27 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, the "Georgia Trade Secrets Act of 1990"; (iv)  Involving securities, including, but not limited to, disputes arising under Chapter 5 of Title 10, the "Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008"; (v)  Arising under Title 11, the "Uniform Commercial Code"; (vi)  Arising under Chapter 2 of Title 14, the "Georgia Business Corporation Code"; (vii)  Arising under Chapter 8 of Title 14, the "Uniform Partnership Act"; (viii)  Arising under Chapter 9 of Title 14, the "Georgia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act"; (ix)  Arising under Chapter 9A of Title 14, the "Uniform Limited Partnership Act"; (x)  Arising under Chapter 11 of Title 14, the "Georgia Limited Liability Company Act"; (xi)  That relate to the internal affairs of businesses, including, but not limited to, rights or obligations between or among business participants regarding the liability or indemnity of business participants, officers, directors, managers, trustees, or partners; (xii)  Arising under federal law over which courts of this state have concurrent jurisdiction; (xiii)  Where the complaint includes a professional malpractice claim arising out of a business dispute; (xiv)  Involving tort claims between or among two or more business entities or individuals as to their business or investment activities relating to contracts, transactions, or relationships between or among such entities or individuals; (xv)  For breach of contract, fraud, or misrepresentation between businesses arising out of business transactions or relationships; (xvi)  Arising from e-commerce agreements; technology licensing agreements, including, but not limited to, software and biotechnology license agreements; or any other agreement involving the licensing of any intellectual property right, including, but not limited to, an agreement relating to patent rights; and (xvii)  Involving commercial real property; and (B)  Where damages are requested the amount in controversy shall be at least: (i)  One million dollars for claims under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph involving commercial real property; or (ii)  Five hundred thousand dollars for claims under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph not involving commercial real property; (2)  Have supplemental jurisdiction over all pending claims that are so related to the claims in cases provided for under paragraph (1) of this subsection that such pending claims form part of the same case or controversy; (3)  Punish contempt by fines not exceeding $1,000.00, by imprisonment not exceeding 20 days, or both; and (4)  Exercise such other powers, not contrary to the Constitution, as are or may be given to such a court by law;   (b)  The Georgia State-wide Business Court shall not have authority to exercise jurisdiction over claims arising under federal or state law, as applicable, involving: (1)  Physical injury inflicted upon the body of a person or death; (2)  Mental or emotional injury inflicted upon a person; (3)  Physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with the body of a person; (4)  A threat of physical violence toward another person; (5)  Matters arising under Title 19; (6)  Residential landlord and tenant disputes; (7)  Foreclosures; (8)  Individual consumer claims involving a retail customer of goods or services who uses or intends to use such goods or services primarily for personal, family, or household purposes; provided, however, that this paragraph shall not be construed to preclude the court from exercising jurisdiction over mass actions or class actions involving such individual consumer claims; or (9)  Collections in matters involving a family owned farm entity as defined in Code Section 48-5-41.1 or an individual farmer.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-7-2 Creation of State Courts

The General Assembly may by local law create a state court in any county or counties of this state in which there is no state court, and such court shall

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be the "State Court of (whatever county or counties in which the court is located)."

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-7-4 Jurisdiction

(a)  Each state court shall have jurisdiction, within the territorial limits of the county or counties for which it was created and concurrent with the superior courts, over the following matters:

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(1)  The trial of criminal cases below the grade of felony; (2)  The trial of civil actions without regard to the amount in controversy, except those actions in which exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the superior courts; (3)  The hearing of applications for and the issuance of arrest and search warrants; (4)  The holding of courts of inquiry; (5)  The punishment of contempt by fines not exceeding $1,000.00, by imprisonment not exceeding 20 days, or both; and (6)  Review of decisions of other courts as may be provided by law;  (b)  Each state court shall have jurisdiction, within the territorial limits of the county or counties for which it was created and concurrent with other courts having such jurisdiction, over possession of one ounce or less of marijuana, in accordance with Code Sections 16-13-2 and 16-13-30.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-8-1 City Courts as Courts of Record

City courts created by special Act of the General Assembly shall be courts of record.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-9-30 Subject Matter jurisdiction; Powers and Duties Generally; Copy of Official Code of Georgia Annotated Furnished for Each Judge

(a)  Probate courts have authority, unless otherwise provided by law, to exercise original, exclusive, and general jurisdiction of the following subject matters: (1)  The probate of wills; (2)  The granting of letters testamentary

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and of administration and the repeal or revocation of the same; (3)  All controversies in relation to the right of executorship or administration; (4)  The sale and disposition of the property belonging to, and the distribution of, deceased persons' estates; (5)  The appointment and removal of guardians of minors, conservators of minors, guardians of incapacitated adults, and conservators of incapacitated adults and persons who are incompetent because of mental illness or intellectual disability; (6)  All controversies as to the right of guardianship and conservatorship, except that the probate court shall not be an appropriate court to take action under Code Section 19-7-4; (7)  The auditing and passing of returns of all executors, administrators, guardians of property, conservators, and guardians; (8)  The discharge of former sureties and the requiring of new sureties from administrators, guardians of property, conservators, and guardians; (9)  All matters as may be conferred on them by Chapter 3 of Title 37; (10)  All matters as may be conferred on them by Chapter 13 of Title 53; (11)  All other matters and things as appertain or relate to estates of deceased persons and to persons who are incompetent because of mental illness or intellectual disability; and (12)  All matters as may be conferred on them by the Constitution and laws;   (b)  In addition to the jurisdiction granted in subsection (a) of this Code section and unless otherwise provided by law, the probate courts shall have the power to carry out the following duties as assigned by specific laws: (1)  Perform county governmental administration duties; (2)  Perform duties relating to elections; (3)  Fill vacancies in public offices by appointment; (4)  Administer oaths to public officers; (5)  Accept, file, approve, and record bonds of public officers; (6)  Register and permit certain enterprises; (7)  Issue marriage licenses; (8)  Hear traffic cases; (9)  Hear cases of violations of game and fish laws; (10)  Hold criminal commitment hearings; and (11)  Perform such other judicial and ministerial functions as may be provided by law;   (c)  To assure proper administration of the court's duties, the judge of the probate court of each county shall be furnished a copy of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and annual supplements to the Code to keep it current. The costs of such Code and maintenance thereof shall be paid by the governing authority of each such county from the county library fund, if sufficient, otherwise any additional amount required shall be paid from the general funds of the county.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-10-1 Creation of Magistrate Courts

There shall be one magistrate court in each county of the state which shall be known as the Magistrate Court of ___ County.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-10-2 General Jurisdiction

 

Each magistrate court and each magistrate thereof shall have jurisdiction and power over the following matters: (1)  The hearing of applications for and the issuance of arrest and search warrants; (2)  Issuance

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of warrants and related proceedings as provided in Article 4 of Chapter 6 of Title 17, relating to bonds for good behavior and bonds to keep the peace; (3)  The holding of courts of inquiry; (4)  The trial of charges of violations of county ordinances and penal ordinances of state authorities; (5)  The trial of civil claims including garnishment and attachment in which exclusive jurisdiction is not vested in the superior court and the amount demanded or the value of the property claimed does not exceed $15,000.00, provided that no prejudgment attachment may be granted; (6)  The issuance of summons, trial of issues, and issuance of writs and judgments in dispossessory proceedings and distress warrant proceedings as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 44; (7)  The punishment of contempts by fine not exceeding $200.00 or by imprisonment not exceeding ten days or both; (8)  The administration of any oath which is not required by law to be administered by some other officer; (9)  The granting of bail in all cases where the granting of bail is not exclusively committed to some other court or officer; (10)  The issuing of subpoenas to compel attendance of witnesses in the magistrate court and subpoenas for the production of documentary evidence before the magistrate court; (11)  Such other matters as are committed to their jurisdiction by other general laws; (12)  The trial and sentencing of misdemeanor violations of Code Section 16-9-20, relating to criminal issuance of bad checks, as provided by Article 10 of this chapter; (13)  The execution or subscribing and the acceptance of written waivers of extradition in the same manner provided for in Code Section 17-13-46; (14)  The trial and sentencing of misdemeanor violations of other Code sections as provided by Article 13 of this chapter; (15)  The foreclosure of liens on animals as established in Title 4; (16)  The foreclosure of liens on abandoned mobile homes as established in Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 44; and (17)  The foreclosure of liens on abandoned motor vehicles as established in Article 1A of Chapter 11 of Title 40, "The Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act."

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-10-2.1 Jurisdiction Over Certain Cases Involving Litter

(a)  Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this Code section, in addition to any other jurisdiction vested in the magistrate courts, such courts shall have the right and power

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to conduct trials, receive pleas of guilty, and impose sentence upon defendants for violating any provision of Part 2, Part 3, or Part 3A of Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 16 or Code Section 32-6-51 or 40-6-248.1 that is punishable for its violation as a misdemeanor. Such jurisdiction shall be concurrent with other courts having jurisdiction over such violations;   (b)  A magistrate court shall not have the power to dispose of misdemeanor cases as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section unless the defendant shall first waive in writing a trial by jury. If the defendant does not waive a trial by jury, the defendant shall notify the court and, if reasonable cause exists, the defendant shall be immediately bound over to a court in the county having jurisdiction to try the offense wherein a jury may be impaneled.

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