Court of Appeals of Georgia

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The Court of Appeals of Georgia is the intermediate appellate court in Georgia’s state judiciary, responsible for reviewing decisions from lower trial courts in most civil and criminal cases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of record
intermediate appellate court
state court
abbreviation Court of Appeals of Georgia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ga. Ct. App.
appoints Clerk of the Court of Appeals of Georgia
building Georgia Court of Appeals Building
country United States of America
surface form: United States
courtType appellate
created 1906
decisionsPublishedIn Court of Appeals of Georgia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Georgia Appeals Reports
establishedBy Constitution of Georgia
excludesFromJurisdiction cases reserved to the Supreme Court of Georgia
handles appeals as of right in most cases
appeals in administrative agency decisions (as provided by law)
appeals in domestic relations cases
appeals in workers’ compensation cases
hasAuthority interpretation of Georgia Constitution (subject to Supreme Court of Georgia)
interpretation of Georgia law
interpretation of Georgia statutes
hasChiefJudge Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Georgia
hasNumberOfJudges 15
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPrecedentialAuthority binding on Georgia trial courts
subject to review by Supreme Court of Georgia
hasWebsite https://www.gaappeals.us/
higherCourt Supreme Court of Georgia
isIntermediateBetween Georgia trial courts
Supreme Court of Georgia
judgesTermLength 6 years
jurisdiction Georgia
surface form: State of Georgia
legalSystem common law
locatedIn Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia
mayBeReviewedBy Supreme Court of Georgia
organizedInPanelsOf 3 judges
partOf Judicial branch of Georgia
regionServed Georgia
surface form: State of Georgia
reviews civil cases from lower courts
criminal cases from lower courts
decisions of Georgia trial courts
seat Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia
selectionMethodForJudges nonpartisan election
state Georgia

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Government of the State of Georgia judicialBody Court of Appeals of Georgia
Constitution of the State of Georgia establishes Court of Appeals of Georgia
this entity surface form: Georgia Court of Appeals
Superior Court of Coweta County appealsTo Court of Appeals of Georgia
this entity surface form: Georgia Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of Georgia legalAuthorityOver Court of Appeals of Georgia
this entity surface form: Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia superior courts appealsGoTo Court of Appeals of Georgia
this entity surface form: Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia juvenile courts subjectToAppealIn Court of Appeals of Georgia
this entity surface form: Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia probate courts subjectToReviewBy Court of Appeals of Georgia
this entity surface form: Georgia appellate courts
Judicial branch of Georgia hasCourt Court of Appeals of Georgia
Judicial branch of Georgia secondHighestCourt Court of Appeals of Georgia
Court of Appeals of Georgia abbreviation Court of Appeals of Georgia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ga. Ct. App.
Court of Appeals of Georgia decisionsPublishedIn Court of Appeals of Georgia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Georgia Appeals Reports
Georgia state courts hasComponent Court of Appeals of Georgia
Georgia state courts intermediateAppellateCourt Court of Appeals of Georgia
Superior Court of Carroll County appealsTo Court of Appeals of Georgia
this entity surface form: Georgia Court of Appeals
Superior Court of Heard County appealsTo Court of Appeals of Georgia
this entity surface form: Georgia Court of Appeals
Griffin Judicial Circuit appealsTo Court of Appeals of Georgia
this entity surface form: Georgia Court of Appeals
Superior Court of Clayton County appealsTo Court of Appeals of Georgia
this entity surface form: Georgia Court of Appeals