Magistrate courts of Georgia
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Magistrate courts of Georgia are lower-level state courts that handle minor civil and criminal matters, such as small claims, ordinance violations, and preliminary hearings.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court system
ⓘ
limited jurisdiction court ⓘ trial court ⓘ |
| allows | self-representation by parties ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Georgia magistrate courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
Georgia state law
ⓘ
local ordinances ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtOfRecord | false ⓘ |
| decisionsReviewableBy |
state courts of Georgia
ⓘ
superior courts of Georgia ⓘ |
| doesNotHaveJurisdictionOver |
domestic relations cases
ⓘ
equity cases ⓘ felony trials ⓘ title to land cases ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Georgia Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia state statutes ⓘ |
| handles |
bad check (deposit account fraud) cases
ⓘ
county ordinance violations ⓘ dispossessory (eviction) proceedings ⓘ garnishment actions ⓘ issuance of arrest warrants ⓘ issuance of search warrants ⓘ minor civil matters ⓘ minor criminal matters ⓘ municipal ordinance violations ⓘ preliminary criminal hearings ⓘ small claims cases ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
civil claims up to a statutory monetary limit
ⓘ
county-level disputes within Georgia ⓘ |
| hasPart | magistrate court of each Georgia county ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://georgiamagistratecouncil.com/ ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | State of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magistrateJudgesSelectedBy |
appointment
ⓘ
election ⓘ |
| magistrateJudgesTermLength | four years (typical statutory term) ⓘ |
| organizedBy | county ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Council of Magistrate Court Judges of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Judicial Branch of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | magistrate judges ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide accessible and informal dispute resolution
ⓘ
to relieve higher courts of minor cases ⓘ |
| typeOfProceedings |
non-jury civil trials (in most small claims)
ⓘ
non-jury criminal preliminary hearings ⓘ |
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