Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state)

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This article refers to the highest court of the U.S. state of Georgia; for the highest court of the country of Georgia, see Supreme Court of Georgia (country).

The Supreme Court of Georgia is the highest judicial authority of the U.S. State of Georgia. The court was established in 1845 as a three-member panel. Since 1896, the justices (increased in number to six, and then to seven in 1945) have been elected by the people, and today those elections are non-partisan.

The first Chief Justice of the Court was Joseph Henry Lumpkin, who was appointed in 1863. There have been 27 Chief Justices, and the current Chief Justice of the Court is Leah Ward Sears, the first woman to hold the office. Today, the Chief Justice is elected by his or her fellow justices.

The other justices are:

• Carol W. Hunstein, presiding justice
• Robert Benham
• George H. Carley
• Hugh P. Thompson
• P. Harris Hines
• Harold Melton

[edit] See also

• Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia
• Fiat justitia ruat caelum
• State Bar of Georgia
• Georgia Court of Appeals

[edit] Source

• History of the Supreme Court of Georgia (accessed December 6, 2006)

[edit] External links

• Website of the Supreme Court of Georgia

• Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state) is at coordinates 33°44′55″N 84°23′21″W / 33.748496, -84.38913 (Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state))Coordinates: 33°44′55″N 84°23′21″W / 33.748496, -84.38913 (Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state))

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