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2004 Annual Report: Georgia Courts
Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts
2004 Annual Report: Georgia Courts
July 1, 2003 -- June 30, 2004
Table of Contents
Judicial Council of Georgia ................................................................................ 1 Supreme Court ......................................................................................................2 Court of Appeals...................................................................................................4 Superior Court ......................................................................................................7 State Court......................................................................................................... 11 Juvenile Court.................................................................................................... 17 Probate Court .....................................................................................................24 Magistrate Court .................................................................................................30 Municipal Court..................................................................................................40 Serving the Courts ..............................................................................................44 Judicial Appointments and Elections.................................................................47
Published by the Judicial Council of Georgia and the Administrative Office of the Courts in compliance with OCGA 15-5-24 and by Order of the Supreme Court of Georgia dated June 12, 1978. All rights reserved.
Director, David L. Ratley Assistant Director for Communications, Billie Bolton
Editor, Ashley G. Stollar
Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts 244 Washington Street, SW Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30334 404-656-5171 www.georgiacourts.org
Judicial Circuits, Districts, & Counties
DADE
CATOOSA
Conasauga
FANNIN
TOWNS UNION
RABUN
WALKER
Lookout
WHITFIELD MURRAY
Mountain
CHATTOOGA
Cherokee
GORDON
Appalachian
9 GILMER
WHITE
Enotah
LUMPKIN
HABERSHAM
Mountain
STEPHENS
PICKENS
DAWSON North-
FRANKLIN BANKS
HART
Georgia Judicial Districts
Circuit Boundary
County Boundary
0
50
miles
FLOYD
Rome
7
BARTOW
CHEROKEE
Blue Ridge
FORSYTH
Bell-
Forsyth
eastern
HALL JACKSON
Northern
MADISON
ELBERT
FULTON
Piedmont
Tallapoosa
POLK
Paulding
HARALSON PAULDING
Cobb
COBB
Gwinnett
GWINNETT
Stone
BARROW
CLARKE OGLETHORPE
Western OCONEE WALTON
WILKES
Atlanta
ROCKDALE
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FAYETTE
HENRY
NEWTON
MORGAN
GREENE
Toombs
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AF
ERRO WARREN
Flint
MCDUFFIE
LINCOLN COLUMBIA RICHMOND
HEARD
COWETA
Griffin
SPALDING
BUTTS
JASPER
PUTNAM
HANCOCK
GLAS C O C K
Augusta
MERIWETHER
Coweta
TROUP
6
PIKE
MONROE LAMAR
Towaliga
Ocmulgee
BALDWIN JONES
JEFFERSON WASHINGTON
BURKE
UPSON
BIBB
WILKINSON
JENKINS
HARRIS
TALBOT
Chattahoochee
CRAWFORD
Macon
TWIGGS
JOHNSON LAURENS
Middle
EMANUEL
MUSCOGEE
MARION
TAYLOR
PEACH
Dublin
HOUSTON BLECKLEY
8
TREUTLEN
CANDLER
CHATTAHOOCHEE
3
MACON
SCREVEN
Ogeechee
BULLOCH
EFFINGHAM
Houston
MONTGOMERY
SCHLEY
STEWART
Southwestern
WEBSTER
SUMTER
DOOLY
PULASKI
Cordele
CRISP
WILCOX
DODGE
WHEELER
Oconee
TELFAIR
TOOMBS
EVANS
Atlantic
TATTNALL
Eastern
BRYAN CHATHAM
LIBERTY
QUITMAN
TERRELL
LEE
RANDOLPH
CLAY Pataula
CALHOUN
DOUGHERTY
Dougherty
EARLY MILLER
BAKER
2
MITCHELL
SEMINOLE
South
Georgia
DECATUR
GRADY
TURNER
BEN HILL
Brunswick
JEFF DAVIS
APPLING
WORTH
IRWIN
Tifton TIFT
COFFEE
COLQUITT
BERRIEN ATKINSON
Alapaha
COOK LANIER
BACON
PIERCE
WARE
Waycross
LONG
1
WAYNE
McINTOSH
BRANTLEY
GLYNN
Southern
CLINCH
CHARLTON
CAMDEN
THOMAS
BROOKS
LOWNDES
ECHOLS
Judicial Council of Georgia
June 2004
Chief Justice Norman S. Fletcher Supreme Court
Presiding Justice Leah Ward Sears Supreme Court
Chief Judge J.D. Smith Court of Appeals
Judge F. Gates Peed First District Administrative Judge Savannah
Judge A. Wallace Cato Second District Administrative Judge Bainbridge
Presiding Judge John H. Ruffin, Jr. Court of Appeals
Judge G. Bryant Culpepper Third District Administrative Judge Macon
Judge Daniel Coursey
Council of Superior Court Judges
Judge Linda Warren Hunter
Decatur Judge H. Gibbs Flanders
Fourth District Administrative Judge Decatur
Council of Superior Court Judges
Judge Doris Downs
Dublin
Fifth District Administrative Judge
Judge Edward E. Carriere
Atlanta
Council of State Court Judges
Judge William H. Craig
Decatur
Sixth District Administrative Judge
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Judge John F. Salter, Sr.
McDonough
Council of State Court Judges Albany
Judge George Kreeger Seventh District Administrative Judge
Judge James E. McDonald
Marietta
Council of Juvenile Court Judges Athens
Judge Phillip R. West Eighth District Administrative Judge
Judge Robin S. Nash
Eastman
Council of Juvenile Court Judges Decatur
Judge Fred A. Bishop, Jr. Ninth District Administrative Judge
Judge Michael Bracewell
Lawrenceville
Council of Probate Court Judges
Judge Marvin W. Sorrells
Madison
Tenth District Administrative Judge
Judge Susan Tate
Monroe
Council of Probate Court Judges
Athens
Judge Jerry Day Council of Magistrate Court Judges LaFayette
Judge Haynes Henton Townsend Council of Magistrate Court Judges Dalton
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Georgia, the state's highest court, is composed of a Chief Justice, a Presiding Justice, and five Justices. The court's primary function is to review decisions made in a lower trial or appellate court. Cases are assigned to one of the seven justices for preparation of opinions. The draft opinion is circulated to all other justices for study; after discussion en banc the opinion is adopted or rejected by vote of the justices.
Supreme Court: Cases Filed 2
Filings
2002
2003
Direct Appeals Petitions for Certiorari Certified Questions Applications for Appeal
Habeas Corpus Discretionary Interlocutory Interim Review Attorney Disciplinaries Judicial Qualifications Bar Admissions Original Petitions Emergency Motions
512
466
596
567
4
6
315
385
237
248
40
55
5
6
161
129
1
4
8
5
2
2
8
9
Total
1,889
1,882
Supreme Court: Cases Disposed
Dispositions
2002
2003
By Opinion
356
364
Affirmed without Opinion
10
9
Stricken from Docket
3
8
Allowed Withdrawn
15
11
Transferred to Court of Appeals 83
93
Appeals Dismissed
54
91
Petition for Certiorari
Granted
43
43
Denied
677
470
Other
50
37
Habeas Corpus Applications
Granted
37
31
Denied
278
237
Dismissed
62
51
Other
15
4
Discretionary Applications
Granted
30
59
3
Denied
156
104
Transferred to Court of Appeals 19
23
Other
36
50
Interlocutory Applications
Granted
4
12
Denied
12
25
Transferred to Court of Appeals 23
7
Other
6
7
Interim Review
Granted
3
3
Denied
4
4
Extraordinary Motions
Granted
2
1
Denied
4
9
Attorney Discipline
58
74
Bar Admissions
4
5
Judicial Qualifications
0
0
Total
2,044
1,832
Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals, made up of twelve judges, has constitutional jurisdiction over appeals from superior, state, and juvenile courts in all cases where exclusive jurisdiction is not reserved to the Supreme Court of Georgia. Each case appealed to the court is heard by a panel of three judges. The Chief Judge of the court appoints a Presiding Judge to head each panel and assigns two other judges to the panels each year. If a judge of a panel dissents, the case is assigned to a larger panel for decision.
4 Court of Appeals: Cases Filed
Filings
2002
2003
Direct Appeals
2,479
Discretionary Applications 435
Interlocutory Applications 346
Total
3,260
2,589 453 402
3,444
Court of Appeals: Cases Disposed
Dispositions
2002
2003
Direct Appeals By Opinion Non-Published Opinion Rule 36 Order Total
1,540 263 155 643
2,601
1,488 294 78 672
2,532
Discretionary Applications
Granted
77
112
Denied
227
239
Dismissed
84
102
Transferred
23
27
Withdrawn
0
0
Other
4
3
5
Total
416
483
Interlocutory Applications
Granted
94
135
Denied
227
232
Dismissed
37
43
Transferred
8
6
Withdrawn
0
0
Other
4
4
Total
370
420
Total
3,387
3,435
The Georgia Court System
(showing appellate routes)
Capital felonies. Constitutional issues. Title to land. Wills, equity, and divorce.
Supreme Court
7 justices. Jurisdiction: Appellate jurisdiction over cases of constitu-
tional issue, title to land, validity of and construction of wills, habeas corpus, extraordinary remedies, convictions of capital felonies, equity, divorce, alimony, election contest. Certified questions and certiorari from Court of Appeals.
Court of Appeals
12 judges (4 divisions). Jurisdiction: Appellate jurisdiction over lower courts in cases in which Supreme Court has no exclusive appellate jurisdiction.
Counties with population over 96,000 where probate judge is attorney practicing at least seven years. Jury trials.
Superior Court
49 circuits, 188 judges.
Jurisdiction (general):
Civil law actions, misdemeanors, and other
cases.
Exclusive jurisdiction over cases of divorce,
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title to land, equity.
Exclusive felony jurisdiction.
Jury trials.
State Court
70 courts, 109 judges.
Jurisdiction (limited)
Civil law actions except cases within the exclusive jurisdiction of superior court.
Misdemeanors, traffic, felony preliminaries.
Jury trials.
Juvenile Court
159 courts, 120 judges and associate judges.
Jurisdiction (limited):
Deprived, unruly, delinquent juveniles.
Juvenile traffic. No jury trials
Probate Court
159 courts, 159 judges.
Jurisdiction (limited): Exclusive jurisdiction in pro-
bate of wills, administration of estates, appointment of guardians, involuntary hospitalizations, marriage licenses. Traffic in some counties. Truancy in some counties. Hold courts of inquiry. Search warrants and arrest warrants in certain cases. Some misdemeanors.
Magistrate Court
159 courts, 159 chief magistrates; 341 magistrates.
Jurisdiction (limited): Search and arrest warrants,
felony and misdemeanor preliminaries, misdemeanor bad check violations, county ordinances. Civil claims of $15,000 or less, dispossessories, distress warrants. No jury trials.
Municipal Courts
374 courts active, 382 judges.
Jurisdiction (limited)
Ordinance violations, traffic, criminal preliminaries.
No jury trials.
County Recorder's Court
4 courts, 20 judges.
Jurisdiction (limited):
County ordinances, criminal warrants, and preliminaries.
No jury trials
Civil Court
2 courts, 5 judges.
Jurisdiction (limited): Warrants. Misdemeanor and
felony preliminaries. Civil tort and contract cases
under $7,500 for Bibb County; under $25,000 for Richmond County. Jury trials.
City Court
1 court in Columbus 1 judge
Jurisdiction (limited): Civil law and landlord-
tenant cases (civil) under $7,500. Misdemeanor guilty pleas and preliminary hearings. Warrants. Jury trials in civil cases.
As of July 2004.
Superior Courts
The 159 superior courts are general jurisdiction trial courts exercising both civil and criminal jurisdiction. Superior court judges hear all felony cases, as well as, divorce cases and other civil matters. The superior courts are organized into 49 judicial circuits created by act of the General Assembly. The number of superior court judges per circuit is also determined by the state Legislature. Circuits are made up of one or more counties. Superior court judges are constitutional officers who are elected to four-year terms in circuit-wide nonpartisan elections. Superior court judges who have retired and taken senior status may hear cases as assigned in any circuit at the request of a local judge or the governor.
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Superior Court Caseload Calendar Year 2003
Circuit
Number of Judges
Total Criminal
Dockets Filed
Defendants Filed
Alapaha
2
Alcovy
4
Appalachian
2
Atlanta
19
Atlantic
4
Augusta
8
Bell-Forsyth
2
Blue Ridge
2
Brunswick
4
Chattahoochee
6
Cherokee
3
Clayton
4
Cobb
9
Conasauga
4
Cordele
2
Coweta
5
Dougherty
3
Douglas
3
Dublin
2
Eastern
6
Enotah
2
Flint
2
Griffin
4
8
Gwinnett
8
Houston
2
Lookout Mountain
4
Macon
5
Middle
2
Mountain
2
Northeastern
4
Northern
3
Ocmulgee
5
Oconee
2
Ogeechee
3
Pataula
2
Paulding
2
Piedmont
3
Rockdale
2
Rome
4
South Georgia
2
Southern
4
Southwestern
3
Stone Mountain
10
Tallapoosa
2
Tifton
2
Toombs
2
Towaliga
2
Waycross
3
Western
3
Total
188
2,223 3,270 2,197 15,487 1,746 5,044
678 1,642 2,475 2,455 3,455 2,689 8,626 2,146 1,524 3,091 2,520 1,797 1,817 4,076 1,759 1,276 3,115 4,844 1,740 2,180 3,746 1,001 1,331 2,987 1,889 4,109 1,580 1,541 1,353 1,174 2,264
837 4,161
986 3,189 1,832 6,197 1,007
803 1,196 1,048 1,551 2,399
132,053
2,234 3,280 2,388 17,495 1,827 5,546
732 1,782 2,556 2,820 3,753 2,997 9,341 2,340 1,617 3,590 2,768 2,147 1,944 4,076 1,849 1,473 3,151 5,193 1,854 2,180 4,064 1,104 1,430 3,166 2,050 4,252 1,734 1,738 1,440 1,318 2,463
967 4,556 1,111 3,489 1,945 6,842 1,181
895 1,236 1,137 1,751 2,569
143,371
Total Felony
Dockets Filed
Defendants Filed
Unified Appeals Defendants Filed
1,210
1,214
0
1,302
1,312
0
773
883
0
11,928
13,936
1
1,352
1,431
1
2,493
2,951
3
366
408
0
898
1,036
6
2,037
2,110
5
1,388
1,687
1
1,104
1,334
3
1,819
2,127
0
5,384
6,089
0
1,156
1,216
0
730
803
0
2,231
2,714
0
1,222
1,468
0
1,269
1,603
0
845
954
0
2,511
2,511
1
654
716
2
936
1,127
3
2,071
2,100
0
2,997
3,346
0
999
1,098
0
1,234
1,234
0
1,772
2,081
1
856
958
0
629
719
0
1,696
1,868
2
876
1,016
0
1,774
1,883
1
819
934
0
1,091
1,288
1
599
668
0
469
582
1
939
1,103
0
513
643
0
1,348
1,589
0
643
765
0
2,212
2,509
0
777
861
0
3,942
4,587
2
595
745
0
516
608
0
414
446
0
680
748
0
1,290
1,461
0
1,260
1,402
0
76,619
86,872
34
Felony
Dockets Filed
Defendants Filed
1,210 1,302
773 11,927 1,351 2,490
366 892 2,032 1,387 1,101 1,819 5,384 1,156 730 2,231 1,222 1,269 845 2,510 652 933 2,071 2,997 999 1,234 1,771 856 629 1,694 876 1,773 819 1,090 599 468 939 513 1,348 643 2,212 777 3,940 595 516 414 680 1,290 1,260
76,585
1,214 1,312
883 13,935
1,430 2,948
408 1,030 2,105 1,686 1,331 2,127 6,089 1,216
803 2,714 1,468 1,603
954 2,510
714 1,124 2,100 3,346 1,098 1,234 2,080
958 719 1,866 1,016 1,882 934 1,287 668 581 1,103 643 1,589 765 2,509 861 4,585 745 608 446 748 1,461 1,402
86,838
Average per judge* *Based on 188 judges.
702
763
0
407
462
104
110
Superior Court Caseload Calendar Year 2003
Misdemeanor
Dockets Filed
Defendants Filed
Probation Revocation Petitions Filed
752 1,098
848 0
45 594 102 217 190 505 1,013
60 95 791 387 362 45 87 663 102 801 43 370 41 279 721 137 17 354 496 348 1,030 442 16 490 643 1,079
0 1,711
74 95 620
0 335
27 566 335 195 338 19,559
759 1,098
929 0
47 638 114 219 198 571 1,081
60 105 925 407 378
47 103 681 102 829
49 377
41 294 721 146
18 363 503 369 1,064 481
16 508 674 1,114
0 1,865
77 98 649
0 359
27 574 356 224 366 20,624
261 870 576 3,559 349 1,957 210 527 248 562 1,338 810 3,147 199 407 498 1,253 441 309 1,463 304 297 674 1,806 462 225 1,837 128 348 795 665 1,305 319 434 264
62 246 324 1,102 269 882 435 2,255
77 260 216
33 66 801 35,875
Total Civil Dockets
Filed
2,187 5,944 2,793 15,533 3,372 8,894 2,595 2,945 4,504 8,141 5,885 5,614 9,867 3,731 2,718 7,353 2,870 3,846 3,096 3,904 2,559 6,025 5,180 14,565 3,312 4,073 5,851 2,475 2,413 4,038 3,281 4,886 2,427 2,388 1,548 2,493 1,700 2,119 4,813 1,661 6,665 2,492 12,043 2,867 2,857 2,026 2,537 4,063 3,354 222,503
General Civil Dockets Filed
867 2,837 1,570 3,972 1,173 2,793 1,054
749 1,469 2,673 3,222
531 1,835 1,550 1,015 2,464 1,012 2,000 1,118 2,048 1,232 2,202 1,721 3,911
817 1,231 2,121
748 828 1,625 1,267 2,032 888 908 779 1,283 863 651 2,151 668 1,972 1,175 2,076 1,531 946 646 1,089 1,683 1,508 76,504
Domestic Relations
Dockets Filed
1,320 3,107 1,223 11,561 2,199 6,101 1,541 2,196 3,035 5,468 2,663 5,083 8,032 2,181 1,703 4,889 1,858 1,846 1,978 1,856 1,327 3,823 3,459 10,654 2,495 2,842 3,730 1,727 1,585 2,413 2,014 2,854 1,539 1,806
769 1,210
837 1,468 2,662
993 4,693 1,317 9,967 1,336 1,911 1,380 1,448 2,380 1,846 146,325
Total Dockets
Filed
4,410 9,214 4,990 31,020 5,118 13,938 3,273 4,587 6,979 10,596 9,340 8,303 18,493 5,877 4,242 10,444 5,390 5,643 4,913 7,980 4,318 7,301 8,295 19,409 5,052 6,253 9,597 3,476 3,744 7,025 5,170 8,995 4,007 3,701 2,901 3,667 3,964 2,956 8,974 2,647 9,854 4,324 18,240 3,874 3,660 3,222 3,585 5,614 5,753 354,328
104
110
191
1,184
407
778
1,885
Circuit
Alapaha
Alcovy
Appalachian
Atlanta
Atlantic
Augusta
Bell-Forsyth
Blue Ridge
Brunswick
Chattahoochee
Cherokee
Clayton
Cobb
Conasauga
Cordele
Coweta
Dougherty
Douglas
Dublin
Eastern
Enotah
Flint
Griffin
Gwinnett
9
Houston
Lookout Mountain
Macon
Middle
Mountain
Northeastern
Northern
Ocmulgee
Oconee
Ogeechee
Pataula
Paulding
Piedmont
Rockdale
Rome
South Georgia
Southern
Southwestern
Stone Mountain
Tallapoosa
Tifton
Toombs
Towaliga
Waycross
Western
Total
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State Courts
State courts are county courts that exercise limited jurisdiction. State court judges hear misdemeanors including traffic violations and are
authorized to hear applications for search and arrest
warrants, to issue such warrants and hold preliminary
hearings in criminal cases. These judges also hear civil
matters not reserved exclusively for the superior courts.
The General Assembly creates state courts by local leg-
islation and establishes the number of judges and their
status as full-time or part-time. State court judges are
elected to four-year terms in countywide, non-partisan
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elections.
State Court Caseload Calendar Year 2003
(number of cases)
County Appling Bacon Baldwin Bibb Brooks Bryan Bulloch Burke Candler Carroll Chatham Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clayton Clinch Cobb
12 Coffee Colquitt Coweta Decatur DeKalb Dougherty Douglas Early Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fayette Forsyth Fulton Glynn Grady Gwinnett Habersham Hall Henry Houston
Serious Traffic
Open Filed Disposed
N/R
N/R
N/R
0
72
43
9
11
10
336
386
365
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
0
417
0
64
101
91
7
44
42
188
390
349
925
707
675
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
110
304
324
0 1,225 1,350
6
27
26
0 3,497
0
113
330
150
4
162
150
188
473
466
27
96
17
4,364 2,796 2,323
0
253
112
558 1,180
888
0
59
56
0 1,814 1,622
28
72
81
393 3,417 3,024
51
81
43
0
0
0
578
713
931
0 36,789
0
0
0
0
N/R
N/R
N/R
4,110 7,293 7,649
429
193
112
1,014
824
701
138
608
532
225
722
784
Non-Traffic Misdemeanors
Open Filed Disposed
N/R
N/R
N/R
0
120
95
440 1,891 3,001
2,102 2,572 2,385
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
0 1,070
0
49
584
625
5
78
70
111
811
819
2,757 1,788 1,773
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
1,853 1,828 2,050
0 18,742 16,024
29
338
335
0 6,691 6,184
90
115
35
145 1,230 1,048
1,026 1,852 1,660
52
236
229
4,417 9,572 9,933
300 2,910 1,633
270 1,292
781
3
170
170
0
667
438
206
715
699
56
178
122
125
99
65
0 1,091
0
1,696 3,993 4,185
0 26,034
0
1,245 11,048 9,803
N/R
N/R
N/R
44
70
90
300
408
377
2,667 8,011 9,377
363
904
678
170 2,056 1,953
Probation Revocations
Open Filed Disposed
N/R
N/R
N/R
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
401
401
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
0
64
0
0
0
93
0
1
1
0
425
295
28
596
408
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
160
665
795
0 4,575
0
0
0
0
0 7,176
0
0
0
0
5
120
112
552
307
210
1
17
17
0 2,028 2,028
0
0
0
208 1,031
939
0
1
1
0
0
0
6
101
98
0
0
0
0
4
4
0 1,636
0
0
450
399
0 2,584
0
603
309
819
N/R
N/R
N/R
35 1,583 1,535
0
30
30
47
510
293
0
445
445
0
271
271
Other Traffic
Open Filed Disposed
N/R
N/R
N/R
0
895
649
614 3,001 3,001
1,389 6,899 6,787
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
0 8,023
0
210 2,064 1,665
9 2,191 1,989
1,842 6,340 6,173
3,089 2,305 2,136
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
7
0
109
0 29,914 29,155
10
726
723
0 107,788 116,772
1,035 4,456 3,250
245 2,266 1,909
7,769 13,392 12,361
315 2,631 2,470
119,992 69,374 47,785
0 5,103
451
4,543 9,880 9,212
29
880
833
0 2,039 1,524
644 2,592 2,395
0
0
0
856
892
850
0 5,200
0
2,440 1,846 2,059
0 1,653
0
0
0
0
N/R
N/R
N/R
0
0
0
169 2,380 2,472
47 10,989 8,992
1,741 14,914 12,836
855 11,787 12,133
State Court Caseload Calendar Year 2003
(number of cases)
Landlord/Tenant Disp.
Open
Filed Disposed
Other Civil Open Filed Disposed
County Totals Open Filed Disposed
County
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Appling
0
0
0
4
31
30
4 1,123
822
Bacon
2
6
5
318
318
109
1,383 5,227 6,126
Baldwin
167
66
60
2,863 2,249 2,063
6,857 12,573 12,061
Bibb
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Brooks
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Bryan
0
0
0
0
339
0
0 9,913
0
Bulloch
31
97
88
258
127
74
612 2,973 2,636
Burke
0
0
0
15
84
73
36 2,398 2,175
Candler
0
0
0
950
976
938
3,091 8,942 8,574
Carroll
88
136
177
4,166 3,786 4,977
11,053 9,318 10,146
Chatham
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Chattooga
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Cherokee
7
4
3
711
650
519
2,848 3,451 3,800
Clarke
0
25
22
0 7,001 6,631
0 61,482 53,182
Clayton
0
0
0
4
21
15
49 1,112 1,099
Clinch
0 16,740 16,677
0 15,435 25,193
0 157,327 164,826
Cobb
1
171
158
87
167
99
1,326 5,239 3,692
Coffee
13
0
0
0
98
187
163
497 3,965 3,382
Colquitt
1
2
0
380 1,006
841
9,916 17,032 15,538
Coweta
0
0
0
218
183
134
613 3,163 2,867
Decatur
111,211 36,910 18,412
0 18,068 15,089
239,984 138,748 95,570
DeKalb
0
26
24
114
882
710
414 9,174 2,930
Dougherty
0
5
2
241
563
372
5,820 13,951 12,194
Douglas
0
0
0
6
61
50
38 1,171 1,110
Early
0
171
79
0
19
15
0 4,710 3,678
Effingham
0
1
0
68
205
103
952 3,686 3,376
Elbert
0
0
0
0
0
0
449 3,595 3,146
Emanuel
0
6
5
33
69
63
1,065 1,151 1,030
Evans
0
0
0
0
762
0
0 8,689
0
Fayette
19
14
9
2,475 1,186 1,075
7,208 8,202 8,658
Forsyth
0 45,707
0
0 54,513
0
0 167,280
0
Fulton
0
32
32
179
507
330
2,027 11,896 10,984
Glynn
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Grady
15
66
63
7,437 13,080 14,103
11,641 22,092 23,440
Gwinnett
0
0
0
179
261
165
1,077 3,272 3,156
Habersham
11
51
46
1,649 1,605 1,876
5,435 21,990 21,285
Hall
0
2
1
27 1,307
908
2,269 18,180 15,400
Henry
1
54
57
984
956
725
2,235 15,846 15,923
Houston
State Court Caseload Calendar Year 2003
(number of cases)
Serious Traffic
Non-Traffic Misdemeanors
Probation Revocations
Other Traffic
County
Open Filed Disposed
Open Filed Disposed
Open Filed Disposed
Open Filed Disposed
Jackson
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Jeff Davis
15
525
501
11
462
420
3
6
6
0
0
0
Jefferson
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Jenkins
21
183
156
40
231
201
0
3
3
93 1,505 1,433
Liberty
272
394
328
879
546
608
3
97
0
0
0
0
Long
0
0
0
219
890
821
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lowndes
33
542
446
121 3,116 2,680
65
396
373
3,306 22,161 19,783
McIntosh
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Miller
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Mitchell
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Muscogee
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Pierce
7
183
89
11
213
116
0
42
42
14 1,154
916
Putnam
97
969
862
36
474
406
0
0
0
0 2,951 2,926
Richmond
391 2,105 1,638
736 5,335 4,342
0
0
929
5,146 33,500 28,546
Rockdale
124
491
553
321
653
566
54
441
470
636 8,750 8,702
Screven
4
78
67
11
450
408
0
47
47
52 1,599 1,516
Spalding
0
672
434
0 1,656 1,036
0 1,267 1,267
0 7,659 4,978
Stephens
58
184
127
195
714
539
0
39
39
171 1,329 1,208
14 Sumter Tattnall
0
0
0
N/R
N/R
N/R
300 1,418 1,184
N/R
N/R
N/R
0
0
0
N/R
N/R
N/R
0
0
0
N/R
N/R
N/R
Thomas
21
205
171
175 2,341 2,100
0
125
112
155 4,459 4,646
Tift
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
104
96
12,787 14,617 12,867
Toombs
29
227
2
350
647 2,476
2
17
17
606 2,183
584
Treutlen
3
36
33
7
67
60
0
71
71
460 2,018 1,558
Troup
17
356
349
664 1,383 1,338
0
0
0
2,114 6,053 6,403
Walker
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Ware
45
212
177
536
801
740
0
455
455
1,973 2,862 2,580
Washington
27
80
78
329
462
482
0
0
0
669 1,872 1,863
Wayne
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Worth
48
77
49
243
367
296
0
0
0
1,359 6,143 5,724
Total
15,077 72,575 28,976
25,705 131,390 97,456
1,772 28,445 13,126
177,391 453,235 396,924
State Court Caseload Calendar Year 2003
(number of cases)
Landlord/Tenant Disp.
Open
Filed Disposed
Other Civil Open Filed Disposed
County Totals Open Filed Disposed
County
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Jackson
0
0
0
0
71
48
29 1,064
975
Jeff Davis
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Jefferson
1
15
14
5
17
13
160 1,954 1,820
Jenkins
0
6
5
20
230
360
1,174 1,273 1,301
Liberty
0
0
0
0
0
0
219
890
821
Long
0
0
0
471
996
904
3,996 27,211 24,186
Lowndes
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
McIntosh
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Miller
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Mitchell
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Muscogee
0
0
0
4
72
45
36 1,664 1,208
Pierce
0
0
0
0
0
0
133 4,394 4,194
Putnam
0
0
0
627 1,569
531
6,900 42,509 35,986
Richmond
8
14
8
832 1,043
817
1,975 11,392 11,116
Rockdale
3
26
23
20
90
52
90 2,290 2,113
Screven
0
0
0
0
579
255
0 11,833 7,970
Spalding
0
0
0
97
404
307
521 2,670 2,220
Stephens
1
0
0
252
294
171
553 1,712 1,355
Sumter
15
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Tattnall
3
25
20
18
299
269
372 7,454 7,318
Thomas
0
26
26
0
165
113
12,787 14,912 13,102
Tift
0
0
0
32
136
105
1,019 3,210 3,184
Toombs
0
0
0
2
37
35
472 2,229 1,757
Treutlen
0
0
0
445
419
336
3,240 8,211 8,426
Troup
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Walker
0
0
0
282
208
203
2,836 4,538 4,155
Ware
0
0
0
96
83
71
1,121 2,497 2,494
Washington
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Wayne
1
1
1
111
104
69
1,762 6,692 6,139
Worth
111,571 100,405 36,017
26,778 133,420 82,147
358,294 919,470 654,646
Total
16
Juvenile Courts
Jurisdiction of the juvenile courts extends to delinquent and unruly children under 17 years of age and deprived and neglected children under 18
years of age. Juvenile court judges have jurisdiction
over minors who commit traffic violations or request
consent to marry or enlist in the armed forces.
Juvenile courts have concurrent jurisdiction with supe-
rior courts in child custody and child support cases and
in proceedings to terminate parental rights.
The purpose of juvenile courts is to protect the well-
being of children, provide guidance and control con-
ducive to child welfare and the best interest of the
state, and secure care for children who have been
17
removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect.
Juvenile court judges are appointed by the superior
court judges of the circuit to four-year terms.
Juvenile Court Caseload Calendar Year 2003 (number of children)
Delinquent
County
Filed Disposed Open
Appling
NR
NR
NR
Atkinson
NR
NR
NR
Bacon
43
17
26
Baker
NR
NR
NR
Baldwin
335
Banks
NR
NR
NR
Barrow
518
522
124
Bartow
576
537
393
Ben Hill
221
206
56
Berrien
166
153
13
Bibb
2,020 1887
784
Bleckley
79
78
1
Brantley
NR
NR
NR
Brooks
55
47
8
Bryan
NR
NR
NR
Bulloch
NR
NR
NR
Burke
NR
NR
NR
Butts
185
90
95
Calhoun
NR
NR
NR
Camden
384
369
301
Candler
NR
NR
NR
Carroll
NR
NR
NR
Catoosa
374
359
149
Charlton
54
47
50
Chatham
2,025 2,095 2,028
18 Chattahoochee
NR
NR
NR
Chattooga
NR
NR
NR
Cherokee
615
483
460
Clarke
820
689
0
Clay
23
22
1
Clayton
4,293 3,636
656
Clinch
70
61
9
Cobb
3,810 3,642 1247
Coffee
314
193
121
Colquitt
282
160
122
Columbia
NR
NR
NR
Cook
NR
NR
NR
Coweta
500
500
0
Crawford
NR
NR
NR
Crisp
305
281
23
Dade
98
55
43
Dawson
112
107
5
Decatur
138
115
8
DeKalb
4,804 4,515
289
Dodge
NR
NR
NR
Dooly
39
37
2
Dougherty
1,154
987
481
Douglas
1,295 1,211
330
Early
97
91
6
Echols
NR
NR
NR
Effingham
152
90
20
Elbert
NR
NR
NR
Emanuel
NR
NR
NR
Evans
136
91
21
Filed NR NR 38 NR 55 NR 150 295 13 31 245 20 NR 57 NR NR NR 112 NR 154 NR NR 185 17 365 NR NR 304 374
5 482
15 738
51 111 NR NR 133 NR 75 33 46
7 1,755
NR 58 231 336
6 NR 102 NR NR 32
Unruly Disposed
NR NR 17 NR
Open NR NR 21 NR
NR
NR
149
21
281
239
11
3
29
2
258
52
20
0
NR
NR
56
1
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
45
67
NR
NR
147
109
NR
NR
NR
NR
162
57
17
22
368
730
NR
NR
NR
NR
221
191
278
0
5
0
480
158
14
1
703
199
35
16
99
12
NR
NR
NR
NR
133
0
NR
NR
70
4
18
15
46
0
5
1
1,531
224
NR
NR
58
0
209
41
357
203
6
0
NR
NR
242
37
NR
NR
NR
NR
14
6
Termination of Parental Rights
Filed Disposed Open
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
1
0
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
15
9
35
18
4
17
0
0
3
18
0
0
33
27
6
0
0
0
NR
NR
NR
4
4
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
3
1
2
NR
NR
NR
8
4
6
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
8
7
7
0
0
4
33
19
48
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
15
22
10
47
49
0
2
2
0
38
35
8
4
4
0
122
102
62
1
1
0
7
5
2
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
35
18
17
NR
NR
NR
14
9
4
3
0
3
5
1
4
1
0
0
51
43
8
NR
NR
NR
0
0
0
8
7
21
41
24
9
1
0
1
NR
NR
NR
0
0
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
0
1
0
Filed NR NR 23 NR 241 NR 194 403 42 15 1,553 14 NR 53 NR NR NR 253 NR 67 NR NR 132 50 766 NR NR 548 389 16 1,406 19 1,583 40 161 NR NR 507 NR 167 37 38 114 1,795 NR 57 236 536 31 NR
0 NR NR 47
Deprived Disposed
NR NR
0 NR
Open NR NR 21 NR
NR 183 364
7 0 1,005 10 NR 53 NR NR NR 27 NR 61 NR NR 119 49 555 NR NR 552 278 13 1,477 12 1,445 11 51 NR NR 483 NR 112 24 35 86 1,583 NR 37 206 283 29 NR 5 NR NR 34
NR 105 239
90 0
818 4
NR 0
NR NR NR 226 NR 37 NR NR 84 50 1,694 NR NR 162
0 3 265 7 425 29 110 NR NR 24 NR 61 13 3 13 212 NR 20 77 300 2 NR 7 NR NR 23
Juvenile Court Caseload Calendar Year 2003 (number of children)
Filed NR NR 8 NR 127 NR 48 247 27 21 162 12 NR 35 NR NR NR 43 NR 35 NR NR 206 8 669 NR NR 542 175 6 357 10
1573 143 81 NR NR 280 NR 45 64 41 46 612 NR 12 146 100 5 NR 123 NR NR 22
Traffic Disposed
NR NR
8 NR
Open NR NR 0 NR
NR
NR
47
5
248
274
26
4
20
1
169
30
12
0
NR
NR
35
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
22
21
NR
NR
31
33
NR
NR
NR
NR
188
66
12
13
538
827
NR
NR
NR
NR
533
177
145
0
6
0
348
263
10
0
1564
464
62
81
62
19
NR
NR
NR
NR
228
52
NR
NR
45
2
42
22
36
5
43
3
483
129
NR
NR
12
0
151
12
141
21
5
0
NR
NR
128
12
NR
NR
NR
NR
11
2
Special Proceedings
Filed Disposed Open
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
3
1
2
NR
NR
NR
14
NR
NR
NR
28
26
11
31
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
79
44
117
2
2
0
NR
NR
NR
1
1
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
0
0
0
NR
NR
NR
57
46
63
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
2
2
0
0
0
0
79
72
298
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
56
43
46
59
37
0
0
0
0
89
107
57
6
5
1
103
83
52
0
0
0
0
0
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
16
7
9
NR
NR
NR
0
2
0
5
3
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
213
139
74
NR
NR
NR
0
0
0
57
58
10
17
3
10
0
0
0
NR
NR
NR
0
0
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
1
8
0
Filed NR NR 116 NR 772 NR 953
1,570 303 251
4,092 127 NR 205 NR NR NR 596 NR 705 NR NR 907 129
3,937 NR NR
2,080 1,864
52 6,665
124 7,929
549 642 NR NR 1,471 NR 606 240 244 306 9,230 NR 166 1,832 2,325 140 NR 377 NR NR 238
Total Disposed
NR NR 43 NR
0 NR 936 1,465 250 202 3,390 122 NR 196 NR NR NR 185 NR 658 NR NR 837 125 3,647 NR NR 1,854 1,452 48 6,083 106 7,539 302 377 NR NR 1,369 NR 519 142 225 249 8,294 NR 144 1,618 2,019 131 NR 465 NR NR 159
Open NR NR 70 NR 0 NR 301
1,162 156 16
1,807 5
NR 9
NR NR NR 411 NR 549 NR NR 363 139 5,625 NR NR 1,046
0 4 1,407 18 2,449 247 265 NR NR 102 NR 94 98 19 25 936 NR 22 642 873 9 NR 76 NR NR 52
County
Appling
Atkinson
Bacon
Baker
Baldwin
Banks
Barrow
Bartow
Ben Hill
Berrien
Bibb
Bleckley
Brantley
Brooks
Bryan
Bulloch
Burke
Butts
Calhoun
Camden
Candler
Carroll
Catoosa
Charlton
Chatham
Chattahoochee
19
Chattooga
Cherokee
Clarke
Clay
Clayton
Clinch
Cobb
Coffee
Colquitt
Columbia
Cook
Coweta
Crawford
Crisp
Dade
Dawson
Decatur
DeKalb
Dodge
Dooly
Dougherty
Douglas
Early
Echols
Effingham
Elbert
Emanuel
Evans
County Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jackson* Jasper
20 Jeff Davis
Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray Muscogee Newton Oconee
Juvenile Court Caseload Calendar Year 2003 (number of children)
Delinquent
Filed Disposed Open
NR
NR
NR
808
773
130
788
733
153
310
306
343
0
0
0
5,362 5,106 2,601
NR
NR
NR
3
3
0
NR
NR
NR
363
312
51
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
3,047 2,876 1,367
213
209
4
906
861
384
NR
NR
NR
182
144
38
129
128
1
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
1,557 1,376
181
1,842 1,726
114
28
28
0
0
0
0
87
62
25
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
88
64
13
173
75
98
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
148
134
14
415
256
159
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
121
71
50
71
68
3
123
100
45
NR
NR
NR
141
154
10
129
81
75
131
132
2
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
97
85
12
312
293
19
2,077 2,130
701
953
991
311
124
133
8
Filed NR 243 583 148 0 890 NR 0 NR 188 NR NR
1,158 90
340 NR 120 49 NR NR 409 1,065
1 0 20 NR NR NR NR 38 24 NR NR 20 336 NR NR NR 150 24 97 NR 46 15 21 NR NR NR NR 32 167 914 299 57
Unruly Disposed
NR 229 519 155
0 913 NR
0 NR 186 NR NR 975 88 316 NR 100 46 NR NR 277 1,014
1 0 18 NR NR NR NR 34 9 NR NR 20 211 NR NR NR 98 24 85 NR 35 18 21 NR NR NR NR 32 151 780 328 55
Open NR 45 125 169 0 324 NR 0 NR 2 NR NR 524 2 102 NR 22 3 NR NR 132 45 0 0 2 NR NR NR NR 11 15 NR NR 0 125 NR NR NR 52 0 26 NR 1 9 0 NR NR NR NR 0 16 585 78 3
Termination of Parental Rights
Filed Disposed Open
NR
NR
NR
7
7
3
43
34
33
2
4
4
0
0
0
374
353
211
NR
NR
NR
1
1
0
NR
NR
NR
9
6
3
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
46
51
24
13
12
1
33
38
8
NR
NR
NR
2
0
0
1
1
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
14
31
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
6
6
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
16
13
5
12
8
4
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
7
6
1
15
0
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
2
1
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
NR
NR
NR
2
2
5
6
6
0
5
5
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
4
4
0
24
21
3
33
33
0
6
1
6
1
1
1
Filed NR 309 797 169 0
3,485 NR 0 NR 327 NR NR
1,391 60
448 NR 75 51 NR NR 772 676 35
0 44 NR NR NR NR 49 123 NR NR 35 148 NR NR NR 102 26 66 NR 58 158 90 NR NR NR NR 59 418 915 343 41
Deprived
Disposed Open
NR
NR
302
67
659
282
155
138
0
0
3,337 1,048
NR
NR
0
0
NR
NR
252
75
NR
NR
NR
NR
1,081
852
39
21
405
78
NR
NR
20
55
48
3
NR
NR
NR
NR
734
38
566
106
28
9
0
0
32
12
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
67
16
89
34
NR
NR
NR
NR
22
13
130
18
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
43
59
18
8
45
33
NR
NR
52
11
129
21
94
3
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
55
4
378
40
928
293
334
62
52
4
Juvenile Court Caseload Calendar Year 2003 (number of children)
Traffic
Special Proceedings
Total
Filed Disposed Open
Filed Disposed Open
Filed Disposed Open
County
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Fannin
425
434
47
43
46
12
1,835 1,791
304
Fayette
297
281
59
126
109
33
2,634 2,335
685
Floyd
188
178
133
40
33
25
857
831
812
Forsyth
0
0
0
0
0
0
216
0
0
Franklin
1,058
940
358
585
622
611
11,754 11,271 5,153
Fulton
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Gilmer
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
Glascock
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Glynn
168
163
5
1
0
10
1,056
919
146
Gordon
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Grady
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Greene
1,290
1,479
465
284
363
347
7,216 6,825 3,579
Gwinnett
65
60
5
0
0
0
441
408
33
Habersham
496
482
98
30
37
12
2,253 2,139
682
Hall
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Hancock
64
58
6
6
6
0
449
328
121
Haralson
40
39
1
6
0
6
276
262
14
Harris
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Hart
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Heard
390
392
0
3
1
2
3,145 2,811
353
Henry
460
431
29
10
6
4
4,053 3,743
298
Houston
13
13
0
0
0
0
78
71
9
Irwin
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
682
Jackson*
13
11
2
7
7
0
177
136
41
Jasper
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Jeff Davis
21
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Jefferson
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Jenkins
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Johnson
47
46
7
89
69
20
327
293
72
Jones
33
26
7
0
0
0
365
207
158
Lamar
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Lanier
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Laurens
43
43
0
14
14
0
267
239
28
Lee
113
101
12
209
105
104
1,236
803
418
Liberty
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Lincoln
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Long
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Lowndes
41
32
9
22
8
14
438
253
185
Lumpkin
6
6
0
13
13
0
143
132
11
Macon
49
47
5
0
0
0
335
277
109
Madison
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Marion
53
52
3
1
0
1
301
295
31
McDuffie
6
7
3
0
6
1
314
247
109
McIntosh
24
24
0
139
137
2
410
413
7
Meriwether
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Miller
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Mitchell
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Monroe
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Montgomery
65
58
7
2
2
0
259
236
23
Morgan
66
52
14
76
61
15
1,063
956
107
Murray
302
277
105
89
80
76
4,330 4,228 1,760
Muscogee
100
92
20
37
36
6
1,738 1,782
483
Newton
30
32
0
3
4
0
256
277
16
Oconee
County Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall
22 Taylor
Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth Total
Juvenile Court Caseload Calendar Year 2003 (number of children)
Delinquent
Filed Disposed Open
100
92
8
440
371
69
85
58
27
146
123
26
NR
NR
NR
124
0
124
324
257
32
NR
NR
NR
81
71
10
NR
NR
NR
94
62
32
58
57
1
3,009 2,804
205
435
336
112
17
17
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
423
410
13
NR
NR
NR
44
42
2
328
300
28
NR
NR
NR
11
11
0
111
94
39
7
2
5
NR
NR
NR
66
62
4
343
295
48
469
350
119
289
277
12
15
9
6
NR
NR
NR
902
825 1,117
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
289
262
27
NR
NR
NR
1,091 1,066
182
NR
NR
NR
17
17
0
239
214
48
NR
NR
NR
7
7
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
753
715
241
52
48
3
14
14
0
NR
NR
NR
181
147
78
57,384 52,198 17,402
Filed 26
156 6
102 NR
1 109 NR
42 NR 14
9 1,167
108 10 NR NR 66 NR 16
160 NR
0 60
8 NR 20 47 16 51 14 NR 152 NR NR NR
7 NR 219 NR 20 121 NR
0 NR NR 291
2 7 NR 18 17,220
Unruly
Disposed Open
21
5
146
10
6
0
86
29
NR
NR
0
1
56
18
NR
NR
33
9
NR
NR
8
6
9
0
990
177
109
30
9
1
NR
NR
NR
NR
64
2
NR
NR
14
2
159
1
NR
NR
0
0
37
27
3
5
NR
NR
20
0
37
10
12
4
51
0
9
5
NR
NR
137
405
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
5
2
NR
NR
202
46
NR
NR
20
0
122
18
NR
NR
0
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
269
78
2
0
7
0
NR
NR
13
5
15,478 5,746
Termination of Parental Rights
Filed Disposed Open
0
0
0
24
20
4
1
1
0
8
5
3
NR
NR
NR
3
3
0
15
10
7
NR
NR
NR
4
3
1
NR
NR
NR
0
0
0
5
5
0
18
14
4
42
30
1
1
1
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
58
19
39
NR
NR
NR
0
0
0
3
3
0
NR
NR
NR
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
NR
NR
NR
0
0
0
8
8
0
4
4
0
2
1
1
3
0
3
NR
NR
NR
5
5
17
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
18
17
1
NR
NR
NR
18
13
9
NR
NR
NR
1
1
0
0
0
0
NR
NR
NR
0
0
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
18
7
17
1
1
0
1
1
0
NR
NR
NR
14
6
8
1,500 1,225
706
Filed 11
441 54
135 NR 115 418 NR 95 NR 72 17 502 176
2 NR NR 1074 NR
9 38 NR
1 36
7 NR 28 149 19 144 44 NR 348 NR NR NR 112 NR 205 NR 13 50 NR
5 NR NR 385 14 40 NR 46 27,608
Deprived
Disposed Open
11
0
315
126
47
7
73
113
NR
NR
0
115
236
67
NR
NR
76
19
NR
NR
22
50
17
0
232
270
193
52
2
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
1060
14
NR
NR
3
6
23
15
NR
NR
0
1
21
14
6
1
NR
NR
28
0
126
23
3
16
97
47
9
35
NR
NR
281
496
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
37
75
NR
NR
215
30
NR
NR
12
1
16
83
NR
NR
4
1
NR
NR
NR
NR
385
74
10
4
40
0
NR
NR
26
34
22,909 10,316
Juvenile Court Caseload Calendar Year 2002 (number of children)
Traffic
Special Proceedings
Total
Filed Disposed Open
Filed Disposed Open
Filed Disposed Open
County
30
28
2
0
0
0
167
152
15
Oglethorpe
142
136
6
1
1
0
1,204
989
215
Paulding
51
50
1
61
56
5
258
218
40
Peach
51
48
5
7
4
5
449
339
181
Pickens
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Pierce
19
0
19
9
0
9
271
3
268
Pike
139
95
31
53
36
23
1,058
690
178
Polk
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Pulaski
44
41
3
3
0
3
269
224
45
Putnam
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Quitman
9
7
2
3
0
3
192
99
93
Rabun
7
6
1
0
0
0
96
94
2
Randolph
480
450
30
41
35
6
5,217 4,525
692
Richmond
171
140
23
30
34
2
962
842
220
Rockdale
7
7
0
2
2
0
39
38
1
Schley
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Screven
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Seminole
56
56
0
3
1
2
1,680 1,610
70
Spalding
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Stephens
0
0
0
6
6
0
75
65
10
Stewart
55
55
0
29
29
0
613
569
44
Sumter
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Talbot
4
4
0
0
0
0
16
15
1
Taliaferro
31
22
10
6
0
7
245
174
98
Tattnall
18
10
8
12
12
0
52
33
19
Taylor
23
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Telfair
13
13
0
25
25
0
152
148
4
Terrell
158
155
3
5
5
0
710
626
84
Thomas
185
108
77
0
0
0
693
477
216
Tift
23
22
1
5
2
3
514
450
64
Toombs
11
7
4
2
2
0
89
36
53
Towns
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Treutlen
168
180
368
24
22
75
1,599 1,450 2,478
Troup
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Turner
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Twiggs
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Union
59
59
0
0
0
0
485
380
105
Upson
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Walker
133
119
35
32
23
17
1,698 1,638
319
Walton
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Ware
4
4
0
0
0
0
55
54
1
Warren
35
26
12
1
1
1
446
379
162
Washington
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Wayne
2
2
0
0
0
0
14
13
1
Webster
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Wheeler
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
White
434
432
32
429
407
132
2,310 2,215
574
Whitfield
5
5
0
0
0
0
74
66
7
Wilcox
16
16
0
3
3
0
81
81
0
Wilkes
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Wilkinson
60
40
24
3
0
3
322
232
152
Worth
14,596 13,610 4,635
3,550 3,191 2,351
122,074 108,587 41,838
Total
24
Probate Courts
County probate courts exercise exclusive, original jurisdiction in the probate of wills, administration of estates, appointment of guardians
and involuntary hospitalization of incapacitated adults
and other individuals.
All probate court judges administer oaths of office
and issue marriage licenses. They may hold habeas cor-
pus hearings or preside over criminal preliminary hear-
ings. Unless a jury trial is requested, probate court
judges may also hear certain misdemeanors, traffic cases
and violations of state game and fish laws in counties
where there is no state court. When authorized by local
statute, probate judges serve as election supervisors and
25
make appointments to certain local public offices.
Probate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 2003 (docket entries)
County
Letters of Admin.
No Admin. Necessary
Will Probate
Year's Support
Guardianship
Petitions
Custodial
Citations
Appling
28
3
40
1
20
2
0
0
Atkinson
0
1
18
0
22
0
0
0
Bacon3
7
0
23
0
1
3
0
0
Baldwin
53
9
108
8
77
12
4
8
Banks
9
1
56
7
33
2
2
0
Barrow
23
12
71
10
91
7
0
2
Bartow
87
12
275
5
113
7
0
0
Ben Hill
25
4
48
1
43
0
0
0
Berrien
5
2
26
2
6
1
0
0
Bibb3
106
9
337
54
83
48
4
10
Brantley
19
0
23
6
18
4
1
0
Brooks
24
7
52
2
32
4
0
0
Bryan
24
3
54
12
52
2
2
0
Bulloch
27
10
123
7
83
4
0
0
Burke
16
6
50
3
5
1
1
3
Butts
20
2
55
8
67
0
0
0
Camden3
26
3
32
3
33
2
0
2
Candler
12
1
34
3
15
2
0
0
Carroll
76
7
269
17
215
0
0
0
Catoosa2
9
1
45
2
15
0
0
3
Chatham
363
41
786
268
1,384
28
4
869
Chattahoochee
4
0
7
0
11
0
0
0
26
Chattooga3
Cherokee
84
3
162
3
30
3
0
3
79
10
308
24
119
8
0
16
Clarke
54
4
219
27
54
15
0
0
Clay3
7
2
17
0
1
0
0
0
Clayton
164
23
314
53
382
33
0
21
Clinch
8
0
20
1
2
2
0
0
Cobb3
262
32
890
57
602
30
0
0
Coffee
33
6
77
5
62
2
0
4
Colquitt
22
8
88
4
34
3
0
0
Columbia
0
0
0
62
0
0
0
0
Cook
14
4
53
1
7
0
0
0
Coweta
60
8
215
52
155
17
1
8
Crawford
14
1
26
3
19
0
0
0
Dade
14
0
27
1
28
0
0
0
Dawson1
1
0
10
2
3
0
0
0
Decatur
24
6
64
3
24
10
0
0
DeKalb
1,016
151
1,969
281
1,294
107
6
27
Dodge1
4
0
6
0
9
0
0
0
Dooly
12
8
20
8
16
1
0
0
Dougherty2
125
4
185
3
184
20
2
18
Douglas
47
25
155
12
61
8
0
0
Early2
4
2
33
0
11
5
0
0
Echols
1
1
9
0
7
1
0
0
Effingham
58
39
84
51
116
18
0
0
Elbert
15
3
67
3
20
2
0
0
Emanuel
17
5
65
5
16
1
0
0
Evans
15
0
34
3
12
1
0
1
Fannin
23
3
53
5
34
5
0
0
Fayette
32
3
202
34
105
12
0
0
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
Probate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 2003 (docket entries)
Misc.
Inventories
Mental Health
Habeas Corpus
Total Dockets
Licenses Marriage Firearm
County
8
22
6
6
136
154
167
Appling
0
2
0
0
43
72
49
Atkinson
3
7
6
0
50
58
64
Bacon3
48
93
193
0
613
373
250
Baldwin
23
16
8
0
157
89
162
Banks
26
89
25
0
356
354
395
Barrow
20
42
75
0
636
595
646
Bartow
0
5
4
0
130
175
80
Ben Hill
0
2
2
1
47
115
123
Berrien
300
420
35
0
1,406
986
595
Bibb3
7
7
0
0
85
110
132
Brantley
15
20
1
2
159
105
77
Brooks
7
1
13
0
170
136
251
Bryan
48
0
33
0
335
451
320
Bulloch
6
18
0
0
109
146
131
Burke
0
0
7
0
158
160
248
Butts
38
56
5
0
200
779
199
Camden3
7
0
0
1
75
93
49
Candler
0
0
0
0
584
564
937
Carroll
14
23
0
0
112
1,033
162
Catoosa2
1,673
279
78
0
5,773
2,097
1,202
Chatham
0
15
1
1
39
63
37
Chattahoochee
18
11
53
0
371
212
282
Chattooga3
27
255
387
81
0
1,287
895
864
Cherokee
150
55
1
0
579
899
340
Clarke
0
1
1
0
29
11
33
Clay3
483
550
70
0
2,093
1,523
1,453
Clayton
14
10
6
0
63
56
27
Clinch
399
334
101
0
2,707
3,555
2,049
Cobb3
20
46
13
0
268
410
189
Coffee
76
70
26
0
331
399
184
Colquitt
0
0
0
0
62
423
413
Columbia
7
1
2
0
89
122
60
Cook
127
235
17
0
895
659
827
Coweta
0
2
7
0
72
74
88
Crawford
2
9
4
4
89
164
110
Dade
2
0
0
0
18
23
48
Dawson1
14
36
16
0
197
196
117
Decatur
7,023
1,678
469
0
14,021
4,324
2,979
DeKalb
0
3
0
0
22
17
26
Dodge1
0
32
0
12
109
76
88
Dooly
147
228
133
0
1,049
413
257
Dougherty2
149
355
0
1
813
870
728
Douglas
0
3
5
0
63
35
38
Early2
0
0
0
0
19
62
16
Echols
89
40
0
0
495
253
373
Effingham
2
11
12
0
135
134
158
Elbert
60
5
20
0
194
196
212
Emanuel
19
11
10
0
106
85
77
Evans
0
19
14
0
156
137
298
Fannin
20
169
9
0
586
648
765
Fayette
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
Probate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 2003 (docket entries)
County
Letters of Admin.
No Admin. Necessary
Will Probate
Year's Support
Guardianship
Petitions
Custodial
Citations
Forsyth
59
4
238
7
114
3
0
0
Franklin
18
3
73
4
30
1
0
0
Fulton
1,141
148
1,706
126
1,592
89
0
23
Glascock3
2
0
11
0
5
0
0
0
Glynn3
73
2
209
39
65
11
2
0
Gordon
24
0
72
2
24
2
0
4
Grady
23
4
64
1
16
1
0
0
Greene
17
4
48
2
65
3
0
1
Gwinnett
240
18
781
119
1,078
62
3
47
Habersham
36
0
105
12
66
0
0
0
Hall
137
8
412
40
229
15
0
0
Haralson
41
1
76
6
65
4
0
0
Harris
26
5
77
8
26
2
0
0
Hart
15
2
85
7
22
4
0
0
Heard
22
0
34
3
20
0
0
0
Henry
76
5
272
58
420
38
1
9
Houston3
54
13
230
17
126
5
4
6
Irwin1
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
Jackson
40
10
118
14
72
12
1
1
Jasper
8
1
35
4
29
1
0
0
Jeff Davis3
4
5
22
0
2
0
0
0
Jefferson1
1
1
20
5
1
1
0
0
28
Jenkins Johnson
9
0
16
0
12
1
2
4
7
0
27
2
10
4
0
0
Jones
24
0
70
6
41
2
1
1
Lamar
4
1
56
7
18
1
0
0
Lanier
6
10
15
2
28
1
0
0
Laurens
37
10
116
3
47
0
0
0
Lee
8
2
31
4
32
0
0
0
Liberty
117
1
209
19
319
106
0
1
Long
13
3
22
0
20
1
0
0
Lowndes
93
9
221
17
92
93
0
0
Lumpkin2
16
0
31
3
34
1
0
0
Macon
6
1
33
2
6
0
0
0
Madison3
17
7
47
13
30
1
4
0
Marion2
4
1
11
0
1
1
0
0
McDuffie
32
1
59
11
51
4
3
0
McIntosh2
7
0
20
0
3
0
0
0
Meriwether
23
5
71
3
26
1
0
0
Miller3
8
2
18
2
12
0
0
0
Mitchell
22
1
53
2
20
1
0
0
Monroe
18
1
58
5
34
7
0
0
Montgomery
17
7
14
0
10
0
0
0
Morgan
8
2
40
0
64
2
0
0
Murray
12
2
14
4
13
1
2
0
Muscogee
168
8
556
80
128
0
0
0
Newton
76
7
160
39
346
12
0
12
Oconee
21
9
66
6
27
0
0
0
Oglethorpe
12
1
38
6
24
5
2
2
Paulding
46
9
145
16
70
11
0
6
Peach1
11
0
19
1
2
0
0
0
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
Probate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 2003 (docket entries)
Misc.
Inventories
Mental Health
Habeas Corpus
Total Dockets
Licenses Marriage Firearm
County
37
40
33
0
535
776
845
Forsyth
9
12
8
0
158
119
211
Franklin
8,050
3,235
119
0
16,229
5,877
2,165
Fulton
0
4
0
0
22
13
10
Glascock3
13
106
46
0
566
606
366
Glynn3
5
30
8
0
171
242
324
Gordon
26
37
26
0
198
166
124
Grady
14
22
16
0
192
122
214
Greene
611
983
164
0
4,106
5,114
2,833
Gwinnett
5
16
30
0
270
203
211
Habersham
143
215
84
0
1,283
987
813
Hall
33
8
34
2
270
136
288
Haralson
9
2
2
0
157
139
192
Harris
57
41
26
0
259
125
175
Hart
5
0
14
0
98
53
131
Heard
114
262
34
0
1,289
1,183
1,132
Henry
162
194
22
0
833
717
687
Houston3
0
0
0
0
6
9
29
Irwin1
50
32
21
0
371
290
416
Jackson
1
8
7
0
94
90
133
Jasper
0
5
0
0
38
106
74
Jeff Davis3
0
3
0
0
32
30
28
Jefferson1
7
10
1
1
11
12
0
62
74
66
Jenkins
4
78
55
95
Johnson
29
24
24
6
0
199
157
260
Jones
1
3
6
0
97
97
154
Lamar
6
1
10
0
79
100
54
Lanier
0
0
20
0
233
357
366
Laurens
10
3
9
0
99
199
203
Lee
1
62
23
0
858
740
274
Liberty
6
4
3
0
72
78
65
Long
75
43
26
0
669
934
370
Lowndes
0
5
12
0
102
142
109
Lumpkin2
12
3
2
5
70
69
58
Macon
12
5
3
0
139
108
230
Madison3
0
3
2
0
23
14
31
Marion2
12
26
8
0
207
193
143
McDuffie
0
0
8
4
42
51
18
McIntosh2
23
21
45
0
218
135
220
Meriwether
14
8
7
0
71
36
38
Miller3
16
2
14
0
131
145
89
Mitchell
22
48
13
0
206
160
243
Monroe
0
1
5
0
54
78
79
Montgomery
36
8
6
0
166
120
116
Morgan
7
8
20
0
83
57
51
Murray
0
0
104
0
1,044
1,272
924
Muscogee
66
56
72
0
846
632
697
Newton
0
0
0
0
129
132
201
Oconee
0
23
7
18
138
93
281
Oglethorpe
41
150
48
0
542
650
776
Paulding
0
0
5
0
38
27
58
Peach1
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
Probate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 2003 (docket entries)
County
Letters of Admin.
No Admin. Necessary
Will Probate
Year's Support
Guardianship
Petitions
Custodial
Citations
Pickens
16
10
82
2
12
4
3
3
Pike
12
1
36
8
22
0
0
0
Polk
46
4
127
5
67
5
0
0
Pulaski
9
2
28
2
10
1
0
0
Putnam
42
1
61
5
47
7
0
1
Quitman
2
4
9
0
0
0
0
0
Rabun
12
7
51
2
41
6
7
0
Randolph
10
0
28
0
15
0
0
0
Richmond
273
32
427
137
141
37
2
20
Rockdale
60
10
145
48
235
12
0
0
Screven3
12
7
40
2
16
6
4
0
Seminole
10
14
34
0
2
0
0
0
Spalding
56
4
150
30
107
11
0
1
Stephens
25
0
70
6
36
1
0
0
Stewart2
4
2
7
4
3
0
0
0
Sumter
23
12
104
7
32
8
0
0
Talbot
13
0
28
1
4
0
0
0
Taliaferro
64
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
Tattnall
26
5
55
6
24
6
1
1
Taylor3
10
2
12
0
9
0
0
0
Telfair2
3
2
15
2
6
0
0
0
Terrell
16
2
33
0
1
1
0
0
Thomas
35
0
127
2
29
7
0
0
Tift
30
Toombs
Towns
31
5
88
2
33
6
8
1
31
5
66
6
36
3
1
0
18
3
52
3
10
2
0
0
Treutlen
1
0
12
2
0
0
0
0
Troup
59
23
193
13
72
21
10
4
Turner
6
0
28
4
16
1
0
0
Twiggs
9
2
27
1
8
0
0
0
Union
16
3
74
4
21
8
0
0
Upson3
33
2
85
5
7
3
0
0
Walker
42
4
149
15
94
1
0
0
Walton
43
10
170
23
148
10
0
8
Ware2
14
3
51
5
21
5
1
1
Washington
25
1
56
0
49
4
0
0
Wheeler3
1
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
White
16
0
56
7
28
1
0
0
Whitfield
86
7
244
5
33
14
2
2
Wilkes
14
0
39
0
16
3
0
0
Wilkinson
26
2
28
0
13
0
0
0
Worth
22
2
44
1
38
2
0
0
Total
7,346
1,014
17,970
2,214
12,917
1,139
91
1,154
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
Probate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 2003 (docket entries)
Misc.
Inventories
Mental Health
Habeas Corpus
Total Dockets
Licenses Marriage Firearm
County
11
13
5
0
161
143
293
Pickens
0
0
10
0
89
82
190
Pike
36
45
56
0
391
268
263
Polk
28
0
0
0
80
87
81
Pulaski
40
40
12
0
256
115
215
Putnam
0
0
1
0
16
36
44
Quitman
24
48
16
1
215
133
216
Rabun
0
4
3
0
60
42
84
Randolph
307
186
108
0
1,670
1,224
898
Richmond
10
86
12
0
618
631
609
Rockdale
3
5
4
0
99
66
82
Screven3
0
10
0
0
70
284
72
Seminole
127
96
25
0
607
545
517
Spalding
23
19
17
0
197
174
207
Stephens
0
0
0
1
21
11
25
Stewart2
25
43
11
0
265
224
194
Sumter
0
3
1
0
50
28
57
Talbot
0
0
0
0
69
8
16
Taliaferro
33
0
13
0
170
158
130
Tattnall
1
3
19
0
56
50
58
Taylor3
2
0
0
0
30
75
41
Telfair2
4
8
12
1
78
54
91
Terrell
47
35
242
0
524
396
202
Thomas
17
10
16
0
217
381
217
Tift
24
30
18
12
232
234
204
Toombs
31
0
14
0
0
102
68
121
Towns
4
0
0
0
19
57
54
Treutlen
73
57
105
0
630
451
383
Troup
8
22
17
0
102
64
43
Turner
12
3
21
17
100
83
123
Twiggs
21
14
0
0
161
149
242
Union
19
10
13
0
177
148
153
Upson3
27
27
24
0
383
173
427
Walker
25
76
90
0
603
409
597
Walton
40
48
8
0
197
161
116
Ware2
19
7
14
0
175
139
143
Washington
1
0
0
0
9
44
23
Wheeler3
0
12
61
0
181
236
217
White
118
66
37
0
614
766
444
Whitfield
11
23
11
0
117
65
122
Wilkes
1
1
20
0
91
54
96
Wilkinson
57
19
7
0
192
153
199
Worth
22,253
12,284
3,782
93
82,257
58,256 45,554
Total
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
Probate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 2003 (docket entries)
MISDEMEANOR
TRAFFIC
Disposed by:
Guilty Cash Non
Bench Trial
Filed Plea Bond Trial Acquitted Convicted
Disposed by:
Guilty Cash Non
Bench Trial
Filed Plea Bond Trial Acquitted Convicted
Total
Filed
Disposed
Atkinson
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
1,966 0 1,726 20
0 0
1,966 1,746
Banks
106 28 82 15
1
2
1,309 702 616 770
3 17
1,415 2,236
Barrow
1,629 1,459
0
6
2 15
0 1,113 4,104 277
12 87
1,629 7,075
Bartow
2,680 2,231 129 177
0
0
6,776 6,219 443 691
0 0
9,456 9,890
Ben Hill
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
1,407 868 214 17
0 0
1,407 1,099
Brantley
66 17 20 29
0
0
1,422 624 511 287
0 0
1,488 1,488
Camden3
177 20 46 25
0 12
8,288 798 5,944 612
21 495
8,465 7,973
Catoosa2
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
4,956 2,252 2,041 655
6 22
4,956 4,976
Chattahoochee N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
5,181 50 2,465 136
18 71
5,181 2,740
Clay3
58
0 34
3
0
0
336 25 270
7
0 0
394
339
Columbia
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
0 4,503 3,474
0
0 163
0 8,140
Cook
34
0 34
0
0
0
7,177 95 7,020 28
1 33
7,211 7,211
Crawford
99 63
7
9
1
1
934 551 347 23
0 3
1,033 1,005
Dade
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
4,791 4,094 197 502
0 0
4,791 4,793
Dawson1
14
4
9
0
0
0
573 316 197 35
0 0
587
561
Dodge1
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
1,218 1,064
0 154
0 0
1,218 1,218
Dooly
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
7,760 7,096 1,696
8
8 80
7,760 8,888
Echols
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
1,016 259 400 124
0 0
1,016
783
Fannin
118 107
0
2
0
4
1,045 792
0 107
2 13
1,163 1,027
Franklin
1
1
0
0
0
0
2,899 1,097 2,361 89
0 0
2,900 3,548
Glascock3
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
201 47 154
0
0 0
201
201
32
Gordon Greene
67 63
0
4
35 21
1
2
0
0
0
2
5,322 4,573 243 268 4,721 293 2,870 178
8 36 0 0
5,389 4,756
5,195 3,367
Haralson
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A
1,856 564 973 319
0 1
1,856 1,857
Harris
61 58
0
1
2
0
1,845 1,728 20 47
36 14
1,906 1,906
Hart
219 62 187
1
0
0
737 369 393 50
1 0
956 1,063
Heard
41 26 12
3
0
0
842 327 374 68
12 61
883
883
Jasper
307
9 290
8
0
0
1,318 159 1,117 42
0 0
1,625 1,625
Johnson
27 13 17
2
2
2
1,657 789 1,272 28
4 23
1,684 2,152
Jones
83 23 50 16
2
0
2,221 517 1,484 334
5 17
2,304 2,448
Lamar
378 145 142
2
3 12
2,392 766 1,624 36
1 16
2,770 2,747
Lanier
31
5 16
4
0
0
1,649 269 1,151 113
0 0
1,680 1,558
Laurens
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
11,906 9,021 85 263
0 0
11,906 9,369
Lee
72 28
5
5
0
0
2,846 2,044 439 237
1 131
2,918 2,890
Lumpkin2
1
0
0
0
0
0
914 225 189 14
2 5
915
435
Macon
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
1,331 1,084
0 29
0 0
1,331 1,113
Madison3
74 36 18 20
0
0
1,823 634 1,135 47
2 5
1,897 1,897
Marion2
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
406 86 270 48
0 1
406
405
McDuffie
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
5,118 1,677 2,733 222
6 13
5,118 4,651
Meriwether
91 44 22 11
0
1
1,788 981 641 88
0 5
1,879 1,793
Monroe
655 89 283 98
0
0
10,686 2,243 7,455 404
16 44
11,341 10,632
Montgomery N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
525 419
3 41
0 0
525
463
Morgan
156 28 52 12
0
0
5,464 412 4,328 128
2 20
5,620 4,982
Murray
3,121 2,049 925 147
0
0
3,121 2,049 925 147
0 0
6,242 6,242
Newton
158 72 32 17
13 19
5,140 4,000 558 61
71 142
5,298 4,985
Oconee3
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
0 378 1,467 93
1 9
0 1,948
Oglethorpe
120
4 109
6
0
0
1,779 156 1,321 406
3 10
1,899 2,015
Paulding
0
6
0
0
0
0
6,015 4,692 1,781 459
0 184
6,015 7,122
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
Probate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 2003 (docket entries)
MISDEMEANOR
TRAFFIC
Disposed by:
Guilty Cash Non
Bench Trial
Filed Plea Bond Trial Acquitted Convicted
Disposed by:
Guilty Cash Non
Bench Trial
Filed Plea Bond Trial Acquitted Convicted
Total
Filed
Disposed
Peach1
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
1,121 118 900 79
16 8
1,121 1,121
Pike
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
1,264 916 433 92
0 0
1,264 1,441
Polk
101 59
0
3
6 22
3,925 3,747
3 127
27 39
4,026 4,033
Pulaski
406 358 25 23
0
0
762 971 82 63
0 0
1,168 1,522
Quitman
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
160 0
0
0
0 0
160
0
Rabun
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
0 89 17
9
1 0
0
116
Randolph
33 31 31
2
2 31
1,703 1,638 1,638 65
65 1,638
1,736 5,141
Seminole
124 45 79
0
0
0
1,350 151 1,109
0
54 15
1,474 1,453
Stewart2
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
1,424 0
0
0
0 0
1,424
0
Talbot
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
2,598 450 2,015 131
0 3
2,598 2,599
Taliaferro
23
8 12
0
0
0
6,092 3,511 1,532 229
2 21
6,115 5,315
Taylor3
3
2
0
0
0
0
2,879 2,780 25 125
0 14
2,882 2,946
Telfair2
20
3
2
7
0
0
804 324 257 125
0 0
824
718
Terrell
34
9
0
1
0
0
1,199 945 1,298 26
0 1
1,233 2,280
Towns
107 80 16
3
0
0
457 529 19 22
3 0
564
672
Twiggs
93 87
0
5
1
0
2,973 2,887
0 83
1 2
3,066 3,066
Union
3
2
0
0
0
0
1,023 427 126 19
5 6
1,026
585
Upson3
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
989 503 2,812 174
0 2
989 3,491
Walton
478 265 133 61
6 26
5,894 3,196 2,448 1,166
32 127
6,372 7,460
Wheeler3
48 42
1
0
0
0
668 584
9 14
0 0
716
650
White
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A
1,214 1,100
4 72
1 8
1,214 1,185
Whitfield Wilkes
N/A N/A N/A N/A
54
7 45
3
N/A N/A
0
0
11,946 9,885 412 1,649 1,061 413 678 77
0 0 0 5
11,946 11,946 1,115 1,228
33
Wilkinson
16
1
9
5
0
1
737 66 440 184
1 5
753
712
Total
12,222 7,710 2,875 738
41 150
194,920 108,250 85,288 13,243 450 3,615
207,142 222,360
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
Magistrate Courts
Magistrate court jurisdiction includes: civil claims of $15,000 or less; certain minor criminal offenses; distress warrants and dis-
possessory writs; county ordinance violations; deposit
account fraud (bad checks); preliminary hearings; and
summonses, arrest and search warrants. A chief magis-
trate, who may be assisted by one or more magistrates,
presides over each of Georgia's 159 magistrate courts.
Most chief magistrates are elected in partisan, coun-
tywide elections to four-year terms. In some counties,
the chief magistrate is appointed by the superior court
judges. Terms for other magistrate judges run concur-
rently with that of the chief magistrate who appointed
34
them.
Magistrate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 2003
County
Filed
Appling
1,144
Atkinson
270
Bacon
490
Baker
NR
Baldwin
2,195
Banks
246
Barrow
996
Bartow
1,609
Ben Hill
1,026
Berrien
475
Bibb
4,230
Bleckley
540
Brantley2
192
Brooks
717
Bryan
87
Bulloch
1,420
Burke
651
Butts
NR
Calhoun
NR
Camden
961
Candler3
347
Carroll3
1,715
Catoosa
779
Charlton
310
Chatham3 3,974
Chattahoochee2 21
Chattooga
468
Cherokee 2,120
Clarke
2,039
Clay
90
Clayton
4,003
Clinch
213
Cobb
5,343
Coffee
1,928
Colquitt
1,690
Columbia3 1,326
Cook
575
Coweta
1,901
Crawford
294
Crisp
1,237
Dade2
105
Dawson
441
Decatur
1,335
DeKalb
7,376
Dodge
836
Dooly
654
Dougherty 4,208
Douglas
1,453
Early3
293
Echols
42
Effingham
632
Elbert
618
Emanuel
1,065
Evans
NR
Claims Disposed by: Non-Trial Trial
1,095 11
456 NR 1631 243 803 527 486 254 8,144 505 60 667 49 1,136 18 NR NR 810 81 1,077 322 271 2,131 10 272 125 742 66 3099 165 4,027 1,687
0 439 563 1,515 183 559
58 0
1,196 2,214
70 67 2,633 1,251 239
0 354 516 844 NR
21 8
34 NR 258 10 193 150 55 36 415 35 131 50
0 284
0 NR NR 151 13 638 56
8 468
4 75 608 462
5 297
48 856 108 135 342
12 230
30 205
16 150 139 1,332
49 10 719 178 54
0 119 61 118 NR
Dispossessories and Distress Warrants
Disposed by: Filed Non-Trial Trial
108 42 55 NR
623 110 1,073 1,516 413 113 2,453 51 31 155 57 1,512 199 NR NR 690 77 1,025 1,047 60 5,501 14 286 2,531 1,889 19 16,910 35 4,249 261 376 794 134 1,434 98 539 33 210 326 1,431 80 61 5,678 3,179 122
9 295 212 179 NR
86 2
35 NR 410 107 938 1,157 178 92 2,874 38 15 140 55 1,092
6 NR NR 581 50 698 793 71 1,731 12 252 661
6 13 14,946 33 4,460 218
0 230 125 1,528
64 383
23 0
322 0 0
10 3,484 3,419
111 0
218 89 82 NR
16 1
20 NR 119
4 135 224
31 5
343 3
16 15
4 420
0 NR NR 109
1 327 168
1 577
1 25 559 417
0 118
2 514
13 40 98
9 182
10 31 10 45
4 0 1 4 1,281 116 11 0 79 20 89 NR
Garnishments Disposed by:
Filed Non-Trial Trial
Foreclosures and Attachments Disposed by:
Filed Non-Trial Trial
Total Civil Filings
54
54
0
18
14
4
1,324
64
17
0
5
1
0
381
213
212
1
23
19
4
781
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
1,202
0
4
84
75
9
4,104
51
51
0
16
18
0
423
183
179
4
136
128
8
2,388
227
67
2
49
30
1
3,401
492
286
1
25
13
5
1,956
223
55
2
21
12
2
832
2,911 2,484
34
162
95 18
9,756
86
86
0
3
3
0
680
21
4
17
13
5
8
257
32
32
0
0
0
0
904
20
11
0
1
1
0
165
628
624
4
68
52 16
3,628
163
108
0
33
0
0
1,046
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
255
253
2
56
47
9
1,962
109
30
0
20
10
0
553
251
247
4
93
73 20
3,084
161
161
0
63
63
0
2,050
96
60
1,370
947
0
80
6
0
546
2
57
14
2
10,902
35
3
2
1
22
20
1
60
130
129
0
28
17
3
912
277
62
5
32
7 19
4,960
857
0
39
122
0 20
4,907
23
14
0
7
7
0
139
440
342
1
325
126
2
21,678
84
84
0
13
13
0
345
844
475
20 4,111 4,074
4
14,547
978
822
6
26
25
1
3,193
816
0
7
139
0 112
3,021
283
153
5
27
15
1
2,430
101
101
0
10
10
0
820
363
170
3
63
48
7
3,761
43
20
1
9
9
0
444
504
95
5
131
54 10
2,411
14
12
0
0
0
0
152
42
0
0
4
0
0
697
605
604
1
46
30
0
2,312
0
0
0 5,711
0
0
14,518
231
120
0
8
0
0
1,155
289
55
0
7
0
0
1,011
1,925 1,501
28
469
214 49
12,280
173
211
0
166
179 13
4,971
15
15
0
15
15
0
445
0
0
0
0
0
0
51
85
0
0
44
25 14
1,056
198
69
2
60
31
2
1,088
441
398
0
0
0
0
1,685
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
County
Magistrate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 2003
Dispossessories and
Foreclosures and
Claims Disposed by:
Distress Warrants Disposed by:
Garnishments Disposed by:
Attachments Disposed by:
Filed Non-Trial Trial
Filed Non-Trial Trial
Filed Non-Trial Trial
Filed Non-Trial Trial
Total Civil Filings
Fannin2
208
163
45
63
47
15
24
24
0
23
23
0
318
Fayette
843
725
123 1,033
879
60
191
185
0
236 144 16
2,303
Floyd3
1,410 1,212
83 1,502 1,432
50
473
273
18
52
32
0
3,437
Forsyth
1,091
261
930
611
154
455
133
77
56
0
0
0
1,835
Franklin
564
214
10
191
98
34
151
13
0
14
7
0
920
Fulton
8,947
0 5,708 45,707
0 14,137
0
0
0
0
0
0
54,654
Gilmer
718
547
35
252
178
41
151
95
0
0
0
0
1121
Glascock
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
Glynn
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
Gordon3
795
251
69
563
271
119
340
287
2
29
15
8
1,727
Grady
1,323
818
49
244
8
15
216
41
1
41
1
3
1,824
Greene
500 1,258
69
111
70
21
236
161
11
14
8
2
861
Gwinnett 8,971 3,464 4,774 18,630 11,829 3427
2,540 1,445
35 2,596 2,643 94
32,737
Habersham 652
217
44
191
28
23
198
41
0
21
3
1
1,062
Hall3
2,275 1,780
782 1,814 1,618
489
559
154
17
205 170 12
4,853
Hancock3
245
203
42
6
6
0
79
79
0
10
10
0
340
Haralson
479
226
103
376
117
151
79
66
0
11
10
0
945
Harris
341
142
113
82
57
21
129
36
0
10
7
3
562
Hart
606
556
40
212
197
13
184
179
0
32
31
1
1,034
Heard3
184
110
39
92
54
21
24
17
0
5
4
2
305
Henry
2,133 1,489
216 2,863
881
86
293
54
2
327
0
0
5,616
Houston 2,364 2,049
476 2,038 1,836
274
922
953
20
299 278 25
5,623
Irwin
307
279
28
131
127
4
80
80
0
8
8
0
526
Jackson
36 Jasper3
911 1,052
153
701
641
25
370
53
1
88
14
6
171
174
118
10
0
500 264 108
0
23
6
0
2,283 599
Jeff Davis
698
642
88
158
148
7
248
241
1
19
15
6
1,123
Jefferson
747
552
195
111
111
0
219
219
0
73
73
0
1,150
Jenkins
317
297
13
31
27
1
112
86
0
13
9
0
473
Johnson
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
Jones
654
335
87
252
154
43
126
92
0
13
9
0
1,045
Lamar
613
89
11
210
26
3
151
14
0
23
5
2
997
Lanier
219
2
0
85
1
0
34
1
0
4
0
0
342
Laurens
1,656 1,283
373
608
515
93
690
685
5
43
27 16
2,997
Lee
674
246
47
363
220
0
237
28
1
22
9
0
1,296
Liberty
1,453 1,014
253
985
353
117
395
120
2
152 101 20
2,985
Lincoln
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
Long
255
7
1
120
1
0
12
0
0
16
0
0
403
Lowndes 2,688 1,689
153 2,580 1,224
56
999 1,205
1
410 410
0
6,677
Lumpkin3
385
381
133
178
178
83
45
42
0
0
0
0
608
Macon2
260
345
16
91
96
3
95
155
0
15
48
1
461
Madison
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
Marion
233
69
14
60
51
6
103
45
2
12
9
3
408
McDuffie
563
110
79
443
111
25
220
52
0
0
0
0
1,226
McIntosh
289
168
67
72
44
23
48
15
2
25
9
0
434
Meriwether NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
Miller
174
52
20
47
5
11
46
0
1
8
0
1
275
Mitchell3
924
195
71
264
16
15
411
8
3
20
0
0
1,619
Monroe
684
339
131
214
198
16
221
221
0
59
59
0
1,178
Montgomery 344
1
0
65
0
0
71
0
0
10
0
0
490
Morgan
520
316
115
161
115
38
271
143
0
23
17
9
975
Murray
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
Muscogee3 2,122
389
31
166
67
15
508
57
1
124
0
3
2,920
Newton
1,853 1,373
150 1,931 1,507
259
557
300
3
90
65 15
4,431
Oconee
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
Magistrate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 2003
Claims Disposed by:
Dispossessories and Distress Warrants
Disposed by:
County
Filed Non-Trial Trial
Filed Non-Trial Trial
Oglethorpe 337
426
44
65
34
20
Paulding3 1,344
705
77 1,323
862
75
Peach
796
590
113
249
144
80
Pickens
616
206
28
246
106
10
Pierce
448
241
21
163
108
10
Pike
343
160
33
116
63
11
Polk
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Pulaski
306
174
18
54
41
3
Putnam
1,265
0
96
255
0
34
Quitman
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Rabun3
436
255
61
53
7
28
Randolph
311
239
13
51
51
0
Richmond 7,091 5,169 1,050 5,674 3,955
537
Rockdale 1,899 1,272
304 2,399 1,885
763
Schley
284
213
17
25
25
2
Screven
554
125
49
110
19
12
Seminole
395
80
315
39
20
19
Spalding 1,493 1,684
580 3,336 3,354
415
Stephens
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Stewart
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Sumter
2,455 3,402
91
869
719
21
Talbot
167
161
6
18
18
0
Taliaferro
62
61
1
0
0
0
Tattnall
743
525
45
48
5
38
Taylor
319
288
31
49
48
1
Telfair3
380
18
3
52
3
0
Terrell
421
0
1
158
0
0
Thomas
2,567 2,210
183
585
0
66
Tift
1,750 1,582
168
840
747
93
Toombs
0
0
0
0
0
0
Towns
131
109
4
30
21
4
Treutlen1
38
0
0
13
0
0
Troup
2,895 1,943
378 2,193 1,981
170
Turner2
231
210
21
34
30
15
Twiggs3
230
89
14
46
23
12
Union
276
14
8
95
5
4
Upson
1,256
757
78
433
253
34
Walker
0
0
0
679
217
71
Walton
1,190 1,066
124 1,607 1,488
119
Ware
1,210 1211
127
509
523
133
Warren
177
137
4
71
71
0
Washington 1,299 1,203
70
169
110
12
Wayne
886
539
175
373
221
70
Webster
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Wheeler
209
176
17
32
24
3
White
393
331
42
245
219
26
Whitfield 2,798 2,330
464 1,429 1,164
265
Wilcox
208
172
4
26
20
2
Wilkes
376
272
65
46
46
0
Wilkinson
398
377
21
42
33
9
Worth
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Total
162,225 101,356 30,320 169,840 86,211 29,706
Garnishments Disposed by:
Filed Non-Trial Trial
Foreclosures and Attachments Disposed by:
Filed Non-Trial Trial
Total Civil Filings
16
7
0
69
12
7
487
92
34
0
41
34
0
2,800
188
113
2
46
30
9
1,279
132
11
0
8
4
0
1,002
119
56
0
43
28
1
773
53
32
0
20
13
1
532
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
102
54
0
8
5
0
470
556
0
20
25
0
2
2,101
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
139
33
0
18
2 11
646
84
84
0
10
9
1
456
1,949 1,341
8
327
0
0
15,041
383
321
0
39
14 16
4,720
66
15
0
8
8
0
383
106
53
0
15
3
1
785
39
39
0
3
3
0
476
459
440
8
114
58 21
5,402
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
1,004
539
0
79
64
1
4,407
6
6
0
3
3
0
194
12
12
0
0
0
0
74
65
0
52
51
0
49
16 35
1
14
14
0
905
434 37
113
1
0
14
0
0
559
94
0
0
40
0
0
713
796
0
0
0
0
0
3,948
974
966
26
89
19 60
3,653
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
10
0
0
0
0
183
8
0
0
2
0
0
61
1,042
714
13
157
134 18
6,287
52
52
0
17
17
0
334
38
18
0
7
4
0
321
50
0
0
7
0
1
428
373
105
0
19
7
0
2,081
120
20
0
0
0
0
799
303
303
0
96
95
1
3,196
496
403
14
75
69
8
2,290
57
27
0
0
0
0
305
460
267
0
44
15
0
1,972
289
198
5
28
25
0
1,576
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
64
51
0
15
13
0
320
82
66
2
35
24
0
755
1,950 1,935
15
59
50
9
6,236
50
30
0
2
1
0
286
89
20
0
2
1
0
513
101
101
0
8
7
1
549
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR NR
0
44,931 28,123 499 19,906 10,928 919 396,902
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
Magistrate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 2003
Warrants Issued
County
Felony Arrest
Appling
350
Atkinson
250
Bacon
223
Baker
NR
Baldwin
1,156
Banks
242
Barrow
1,613
Bartow
2,547
Ben Hill
792
Berrien
610
Bibb
3,104
Bleckley
370
Brantley2
195
Brooks
390
Bryan
109
Bulloch
1,588
Burke
249
Butts
NR
Calhoun
NR
Camden
946
Candler3
75
Carroll3
1,295
Catoosa
38 Charlton
1,228 357
Chatham3
475
Chattahoochee2 11
Chattooga
827
Cherokee
2,697
Clarke
1,999
Clay
58
Clayton
3,684
Clinch
160
Cobb
10,819
Coffee
978
Colquitt
604
Columbia3
1,027
Cook
571
Coweta
2,131
Crawford
182
Crisp
846
Dade2
165
Dawson
505
Decatur
580
DeKalb
9,307
Dodge
132
Dooly
479
Dougherty
2,175
Douglas
3,165
Early3
310
Echols
29
Effingham
530
Elbert
598
Emanuel
387
Evans
NR
Misdemeanor Arrest
377 91
288 NR 1,601 324 2,436 3,910 504 427 2,983 204 147 376 115 2,444 547 NR NR 1,037 160 1,085 2,199 143 1,144 31 555 2,383 3,614 54 10,875 115 16,424 404 425 937 733 783 105 503 306 651 639 12,461 833 94 3,870 3,923 307 27 1,149 1,029 222 NR
Good Behavior
30 1 6
NR 0 0 0 0 0 6
33 0 0 0 0
28 0
NR NR
3 4 4 3 0 801 0 28 0 58 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 13 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 NR
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
Search Warrant
17 5
24 NR 49
8 65 218 35 33 313 35 18 16
3 56 21 NR NR 88
4 80 26 19
1 8 25 269 171 1 223 9 746 38 20 115 25 92 9 66 9 23 22 565 5 10 231 81 16 1 41 70 42 NR
Warrant Application
292 49 50 NR 0 16 57
233 62 63
644 36 0
648 0
128 197 NR NR
10 29 497 3,600 28 667 14 55 414 765
0 1,423
173 1,762
114 0
159 104 301
75 22 25 300
0 4,681
47 23 544 82
0 7 144 56 503 NR
Hearings
First Appearance
Commitment
405 171 460 NR
0 75 1,466 3,866 774
0 4,473
287 254 555
53 520 268 NR NR 1,410 183 2,005 2,527 508
0 25 333 2,776 6,965 58 7,220 273 13,187 1,110
0 0 826 2,108 235 955 401 386 302 6,689 0 394 6,836 4,122 246 33 295 525 464 NR
15 0 7
NR 59
3 155
0 1 0 1,089 55 3 5 0 0 0 NR NR 0 0 338 144 0 843 9 269 113 382 0 937 0 4,602 6 5 0 0 526 2 9 203 100 0 21,070 0 8 334 856 0 0 0 38 9 NR
Good Behavior
5 1 6 NR 0 0 0 0 0 2 33 0 0 0 0 36 0 NR NR 3 4 120 0 0 679 0 28 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 75 0 0 1 11 13 8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 1 0 NR
Magistrate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 2003
Filed
2 0 0 NR 0 15 389 328 0 0 628 2 41 18 20 220 119 NR NR 105 0 283 457 63 0 0 0 460 0 0 739 0 5,053 6 20 902 39 244 0 22 4 0 253 298 7 0 184 385 0 0 311 17 1,190 NR
Ordinance Violations
Disposed by:
Non-Trial
Trial
0
2
0
0
0
0
NR
NR
0
0
12
0
60
329
4
202
0
0
0
0
325
0
0
2
23
119
18
18
3
12
0
220
65
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
22
83
0
0
199
84
415
42
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
248
198
0
0
0
0
657
64
0
0
2,957
593
4
2
0
12
175
727
0
39
100
67
0
0
16
2
3
0
0
0
202
51
0
77
0
0
0
0
79
104
264
29
0
0
0
1
149
98
7
13
993
99
NR
NR
Filed
630 196
0 NR 1,498
0 0 559 386 0 1,679 234 110 0 0 0 0 NR NR 840 68 715 392 150 623 0 392 961 873 0 0 73 4,870 1,051 291 579 0 790 97 846 79 0 195 600 357 69 1,558 0 0 1 1,149 0 362 NR
Misdemeanors
Disposed by:
Non-Trial
Trial
266
331
3
12
0
0
NR
NR
0
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
3
0
0
1,139
0
130
104
27
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
670
170
14
26
557
158
334
58
123
0
828
27
0
0
127
172
589
138
646
15
0
0
0
0
57
16
0
0
573
478
0
0
334
33
0
0
630
31
69
2
590
6
67
29
0
0
184
11
0
355
185
106
0
0
1,641
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
232
2
NR
NR
Total Criminal & Civil
Warrants and Filings
Hearings and Dispositions
2,070 696
1,322 NR
8,408 1,012 6,891 10,963 3,673 1,908 18,496 1,525
134 1,704
412 7,964 1,982
NR NR 4,981 864 6,546 6,355 1,278 13,946 60 2,739 11,730 11,622 252 37,199 708 52,459 5,670 4,381 5,990 2,188 7,807 848 4,707 722 1,876 4,008 37,749 2,489 1,663 20,298 12,525 724 109 4,236 2,803 3,888 NR
1,989 212
1,304 NR
2,645 539
4,455 6,463 1,940
523 22,110 1,284
1 2,148
188 4,532
662 NR NR 4,330 441 7,042 8,683 1,116 8,916 46 1,757 6,522 10,469 163 29,232 876 37,531 5,167 386 2,711 1,789 7,447 711 2,955 855 981 3,053 36,418 578 571 19,447 10,720 422 41 1,597 1,430 3,833 NR
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
County
Appling
Atkinson
Bacon
Baker
Baldwin
Banks
Barrow
Bartow
Ben Hill
Berrien
Bibb
Bleckley
Brantley2
Brooks
Bryan
Bulloch
Burke
Butts
Calhoun
Camden
Candler3
Carroll3
Catoosa
Charlton
39
Chatham3
Chattahoochee2
Chattooga
Cherokee
Clarke
Clay
Clayton
Clinch
Cobb
Coffee
Colquitt
Columbia3
Cook
Coweta
Crawford
Crisp
Dade2
Dawson
Decatur
DeKalb
Dodge
Dooly
Dougherty
Douglas
Early3
Echols
Effingham
Elbert
Emanuel
Evans
Magistrate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 2003
Warrants Issued
County
Felony Arrest
Misdemeanor Arrest
Good Behavior
Fannin2
252
304
0
Fayette
1,015
1,075
6
Floyd3
778
2,067
1
Forsyth
1,079
1,056
9
Franklin
602
266
0
Fulton
19,794
0
0
Gilmer
592
525
0
Glascock
NR
NR
NR
Glynn
NR
NR
NR
Gordon3
1,167
995
0
Grady
543
884
0
Greene
472
413
7
Gwinnett
6,348
8,580
0
Habersham
838
687
1
Hall3
1,715
1,649
67
Hancock3
14
24
6
Haralson
738
631
16
Harris
184
486
35
Hart
438
149
0
Heard3
133
156
0
Henry
1,384
1,906
0
Houston
2,357
3,751
0
Irwin
172
130
0
40 Jackson
1,382
1,232
0
Jasper3
32
46
0
Jeff Davis
333
112
5
Jefferson
486
432
0
Jenkins
163
268
0
Johnson
NR
NR
NR
Jones
491
572
2
Lamar
527
206
2
Lanier
274
126
6
Laurens
1,318
1,520
1
Lee
553
521
30
Liberty
2,557
2,768
18
Lincoln
NR
NR
NR
Long
231
160
1
Lowndes
2,940
4,150
0
Lumpkin3
338
468
3
Macon2
85
162
1
Madison
NR
NR
NR
Marion
90
47
8
McDuffie
382
486
0
McIntosh
547
311
5
Meriwether
NR
NR
NR
Miller
182
154
0
Mitchell3
265
544
1
Monroe
469
400
15
Montgomery
175
39
3
Morgan
334
281
15
Murray
NR
NR
NR
Muscogee3
NR
NR
NR
Newton
902
2,820
0
Oconee
NR
NR
NR
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
Search Warrant
8 57 127 56 23 563 29 NR NR 77 48 29 533
0 156
0 44 11 55 11 74 113 12 71
3 13 13 12 NR 31 35 18 59 26 49 NR
8 168
29 5
NR 4
13 28 NR
6 50 36 10 15 NR NR 49 NR
Warrant Application
44 301 957 706 111
0 88 NR NR 69 71 76
0 238 701
0 243 128
72 74 3,293 527 56 84 40 115 38 20 NR 141 65 15 486 99 352 NR 15 12 90 13 NR 29
0 71 NR 10 42 157 114 140 NR NR 756 NR
Hearings
First Appearance
Commitment
129 1,637 2,410 1,212
295 31,843
518 NR NR 276 591 475 5,481 301 6,446 30 303 254 393 103 2,072 4,185 226 2,013 28 352 461 16 NR 112 662 125 2,838 802 2,019 NR 161 5,116 657 94 NR 128
4 696 NR 130 221 279
30 413 NR NR 860 NR
0 247 117
64 0 0 1
NR NR
0 0 306 9,841 34 1,241 5 0 256 134 1 0 305 2 457 0 29 0 0 NR 18 7 6 10 134 0 NR 1 78 116 0 NR 0 0 36 NR 0 0 87 1 558 NR NR 349 NR
Good Behavior
0 6 46 9 0 0 0 NR NR 0 0 2 1,550 1 67 6 14 35 0 0 792 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 NR 2 0 6 3 30 14 NR 1 0 3 0 NR 8 0 2 NR 0 1 0 3 15 NR NR 0 NR
Magistrate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 2003
Ordinance Violations
Misdemeanors
Total Criminal & Civil
Filed
Disposed by:
Non-Trial
Trial
Filed
Disposed by:
Non-Trial
Trial
Warrants and Filings
Hearings and Dispositions
County
82 0
840 577
50 47,246
25 NR NR 212 475 96
0 3 515 0 91 17 23 57 571 210 64 179 203 0 285 0 NR 0 16 34 700 334 39 NR 79 45 2 NR NR 0 26 0 NR 153 23 102 45 72 NR 0 320 NR
38 0
1,078 46 11 0 13 NR NR
154 212
27 0 0
313 0
48 0
19 50 441 65 29 107
0 0 0 0 NR 0 0 1 353 108 28 NR 0 11 0 NR NR 0 8 0 NR 52 15 88 0 36 NR 0 199 NR
0 0 195 531 0 4,3460 1 NR NR 54 113 0 0 0 113 0 40 17 4 5 92 51 35 34 0 0 285 0 NR 0 0 1 347 45 9 NR 0 34 0 NR NR 0 15 0 NR 42 0 14 0 3 NR 0 61 NR
68 284 1,043 439 368
0 335 NR NR 600 173
21 828 763 423
4 331
2 248
80 554 516
1 0 104 359 371 83 NR 0 128 120 918 569 0 NR 147 1,384 35 NR NR 0 459 0 NR 0 396 0 126 158 NR 0 1,660 NR
40 347 1,228
0 0 0 235 NR NR 334 48 10 406 1 247 3 119 1 166 67 578 921 1 0 0 7 0 54 NR 0 11 2 591 136 0 NR 5 28 0 NR NR 0 0 0 NR 0 85 0 0 51 NR 0 788 NR
1
1,032
569
0
4,740
4,670
125
8,293
9,256
439
5,051
4,940
0
2,229
793
0
122,257
95,148
0
2,627
1,752
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
26
4,778
1,935
53
3,947
2,024
1
1,899
2,497
34
49,026
45,023
61
3,354
993
17
9,378
14,167
1
388
385
72
2,796
1,512
1
1,297
1,071
48
1,947
1,853
1
742
548
0
10,105
9,996
19
12,570
11,984
0
905
875
0
5,147
5,112
0
987
158
273
1,945
1,929
371
2,737
2,305
29
999
552
NR
NR
NR
0
2,141
993
0
1,911
895
0
735
114
327
7,513
7,952
2
3,329
1,907
0
6,431
3,362
NR
NR
NR
0
753
176
0
15,364
10,017
0
975
1,122
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
0
557
364
0
2,592
404
0
1,325
1,133
NR
NR
NR
0
770
324
0
2,898
672
0
2,200
1,589
0
888
149
2
1,850
1,971
NR
NR
NR
0
2,920
563
62
10,182
6,747
NR
NR
NR
Fannin2
Fayette
Floyd3
Forsyth
Franklin
Fulton
Gilmer
Glascock
Glynn
Gordon3
Grady
Greene
Gwinnett
Habersham
Hall3
Hancock3
Haralson
Harris
Hart
Heard3
Henry
Houston
Irwin
Jackson
41
Jasper3
Jeff Davis
Jefferson
Jenkins
Johnson
Jones
Lamar
Lanier
Laurens
Lee
Liberty
Lincoln
Long
Lowndes
Lumpkin3
Macon2
Madison
Marion
McDuffie
McIntosh
Meriwether
Miller
Mitchell3
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Murray
Muscogee3
Newton
Oconee
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
Magistrate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 2003
Warrants Issued
County
Felony Arrest
Misdemeanor Arrest
Good Behavior
Oglethorpe
530
294
10
Paulding3
1,251
1,910
0
Peach
456
453
16
Pickens
573
600
0
Pierce
312
209
7
Pike
329
230
25
Polk
NR
NR
NR
Pulaski
193
88
0
Putnam
547
731
3
Quitman
NR
NR
NR
Rabun3
NR
NR
NR
Randolph
156
163
0
Richmond
4,200
8,725
0
Rockdale
1,474
1,876
18
Schley
15
71
0
Screven
384
189
14
Seminole
NR
NR
NR
Spalding
2,805
4,311
43
Stephens
NR
NR
NR
Stewart
NR
NR
NR
Sumter
834
1,856
0
Talbot
5
8
3
Taliaferro
59
27
0
Tattnall
598
293
0
42 Taylor
182
323
62
Telfair3
264
96
0
Terrell
227
333
0
Thomas
1,015
1,547
0
Tift
970
700
0
Toombs
NR
NR
NR
Towns
130
173
0
Treutlen1
25
36
7
Troup
2,021
1,714
0
Turner2
217
134
0
Twiggs3
87
119
16
Union
328
372
1
Upson
666
445
1
Walker
756
695
4
Walton
1,135
1,781
49
Ware
1,283
1,228
61
Warren
8
104
0
Washington
697
903
0
Wayne
817
901
4
Webster
NR
NR
NR
Wheeler
136
74
0
White
443
429
32
Whitfield
1,702
1,894
58
Wilcox
124
80
1
Wilkes
183
173
0
Wilkinson
187
181
0
Worth
NR
NR
NR
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
Search Warrant
13 38 31 34 15 18 NR
2 11 NR NR 4 20 59 2 7 NR 142 NR NR 51 2 3 22 8 1 9 106 59 NR 3 1 45 5 18 11 56 39 48 45 2 28 34 NR 1 25 99 4 11 10 NR
Warrant Application
96 92 113 72 189 91 NR 31 67 NR NR
0 998 585
50 51 NR 285 NR NR
2 14
5 104
61 86
0 285 313 NR
13 0
181 10 110 34 71 0
156 1,284
27 160 118 NR
0 198 535
29 0
44 NR
Hearings
First Appearance
Commitment
489 330 418 360 308 383 NR 218 252 NR NR 319 1,732 1,749
64 109 NR 4,539 NR NR 2,562
9 82 587 52 297 440 1,623 996 NR 98
6 2,001
67 151 419 557 274 1,035 2,004
0 501 304 NR
35 710 2,498 104 201
69 NR
56 1
105 0 5
23 NR
0 0 NR NR 0 636 1,000 64 0 NR 2,073 NR NR 0 0 0 0 24 1 0 0 0 NR 3 0 716 0 15 14 338 0 329 163 0 40 28 NR 0 103 22 0 0 0 NR
Good Behavior
7 0 16 0 7 25 NR 0 0 NR NR 0 0 119 0 25 NR 68 NR NR 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 NR 0 0 0 0 16 1 1 0 21 57 0 0 3 NR 0 48 22 1 0 0 NR
Magistrate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 2003
Ordinance Violations
Misdemeanors
Total Criminal & Civil
Filed
Disposed by:
Non-Trial
Trial
Filed
Disposed by:
Non-Trial
Trial
Warrants and Filings
Hearings and Dispositions
County
128
61
89
480
222
3
5
2
9
0
0
0
306
121
0
78
52
0
NR
NR
NR
0
0
0
57
3
25
NR
NR
NR
50
12
18
0
0
0
4,195
3,590
304
273
232
35
12
8
4
10
1
1
2
2
0
281
0
281
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
78
58
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
11
0
7
1
0
1
NR
NR
NR
0
0
0
0
0
0
145
44
91
0
0
0
65
25
40
95
12
0
439
240
2
0
0
0
215
75
16
52
31
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
8
41
NR
NR
NR
5
4
0
7
5
0
208
135
73
0
0
0
63
63
0
3
0
3
NR
NR
NR
156
76
25
1,618
1,449
Oglethorpe
785
172
4
7,264
2,611
Paulding3
359
251
57
2,599
2,052
Peach
625
52
0
2,834
849
Pickens
681
0
0
2,303
1,095
Pierce
99
16
3
1,311
906
Pike
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Polk
118
0
0
871
544
Pulaski
0
0
0
3,450
499
Putnam
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Quitman
166
63
74
862
564
Rabun3
123
32
50
902
798
Randolph
134
128
0
32,315
19,448
Richmond
935
751
29
7,096
7,028
Rockdale
0
0
0
483
470
Schley
147
0
0
1,536
449
Screven
94
94
0
572
765
Seminole
1,299
459
686
14,283
14,951
Spalding
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Stephens
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Stewart
0
0
0
7,226
7,485
Sumter
0
0
0
212
217
Talbot
0
0
0
163
161
Taliaferro
453
0
0
2,277
1,362
Tattnall
0
0
0
1,009
580
Taylor
43
151
0
0
1,071
409
Telfair3
150
0
0
1,434
441
Terrell
1,977
867
190
8,604
5,431
Thomas
0
0
0
5,383
4,971
Tift
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Toombs
0
0
0
489
262
Towns
19
0
0
149
6
Treutlen1
367
37
0
10,579
8,421
Troup
0
0
0
0
0
Turner2
45
24
1
671
542
Twiggs3
86
0
1
1,321
513
Union
826
123
0
4,514
2,566
Upson
0
0
0
2,293
582
Walker
791
45
1
7,215
4,874
Walton
733
861
24
5,692
6,936
Ware
108
40
0
527
306
Warren
206
147
52
3,806
2,577
Washington
277
89
30
3,662
1,854
Wayne
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Webster
0
0
0
536
323
Wheeler
245
230
3
1,936
2,007
White
320
251
69
10,517
9,837
Whitfield
123
12
1
618
376
Wilcox
0
0
0
943
668
Wilkes
40
20
20
970
705
Wilkinson
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Worth
1One quarter reported 2Two quarters reported 3Three quarters reported
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Municipal Courts
Approximately 400 local courts are also part of the Georgia court system. These special courts and courts serving incorporated municipalities operate under various names with varying jurisdictions.
Courts of incorporated municipalities try municipal ordinance violations, issue criminal warrants, conduct preliminary hearings, and may have concurrent jurisdiction over shoplifting cases and cases involving possession of one ounce or less of marijuana.
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Municipal Court Caseload for Calendar Year 2003*
Filings
Hearings
City
Acworth1
Arabi1
Avondale Estates2
Blakely1
Bowdon
Bremen2
Byron1
Chatsworth1
Chauncey
Chickamauga2
Clarkesville
Clarkston2
Comer2
Commerce1
Concord
Cumming1
Dalton1
Danielsville2
Demorest
Douglasville
Elberton1
Fitzgerald2
Flovilla1
Forest Park1
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Franklin2
Glennville1
Gordon1
Grovetown2
Hartwell2
Hazlehurst1
Hiawassee2
Hinesville1
Hogansville1
Holly Springs1
Homeland1
Hoschton2
Ivey1
Jackson2
Lake City1
Lakeland
Lavonia2
Leesburg1
Lilburn
Lincolnton1
Lookout Mtn1
Marshallville1
McIntyre
Milan1
Molena
Mt. Vernon2
Newington2
Traffic Prelim. Ord. Drugs DUI Other
Total
2,586 0 641 47
12 0
2 1
00
0 0
1,000 0
15 0
450 0
60 60
1,112 0 202 23
4,164 0
48 113
0 0
0 0
45 0
0 6
110 0
01
350 0
24 6
0 0
0 0
385 0
10 40
3,645 0
75 64
75 0
0 0
891 0
58 14
0 0
0 0
150 0
6 1
300 0
24 5
0 0
00
1,088 0 226 32
1,397 0 119 29
61 0
0 1
0 0 1,500 0
892 0
2 18
600 0
25 10
136 0
20 5
0 0
0 0
1,712 0
5 69
691 0
54 25
50 0
0 2
8,322 0 1,079 124
877 953
24 16
2,288 0
23 6
170 0
4 1
898 0
5 2
130 0
5 10
4,807 0 127 26
4,318 0 204 33
320 0
45 19
1,163 0
94 9
760 20
50 15
6,225 0 100 45
209 0
13 0
250 0
30 5
300 0
0 0
200 0
0 30
55 0
1 0
150 0
2 0
370 0
0 2
143 0
12 0
120 162
2
7
0
0
60
0
50
0
89
5
168 18
0 2,041
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
105 123
1
0
55 188
0 20,520
6
0
0
0
0
0
61 45
57 22
1
0
0
0
42 35
60
0
13 30
0
0
130 240
74 71
13 27
188 1,756
28
8
63
4
5
0
3
0
10
0
26
0
91
0
22
0
65
0
24
0
130
0
1
0
3 12
12
0
30
0
11
0
2
0
15 28
9
0
3,556 24 0
1,075 620
1,431 4,511 2,041
56 111 380
0 485 4,012
76 1,206 20,520
163 329
0 1,452 1,624
63 1,500
989 695 204
0 2,156
915 92
11,469 1,906 2,384
180 908 155 4,986 4,646 406 1,331 869 6,500 223 300 312 260
67 154 415 164
Traffic Prelim. Ord. Drugs DUI Other Total
0 65
3
0
400 200
700
0
75
0
0
0
220
0
0
0
12
0
38
0
0
0
4,000 300
5
0
451
0
5
0
891
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
5,090
0
1,088
0
0
0
22
0
0
0
0
0
40
0
1
0
853
0
744
0
275
0
0
0
0
0
528 578
107
0
30
0
253
0
24
0
2,300
0
4,318
0
320
0
1,095
0
100 20
0
0
56
0
150
0
40
0
31
0
7
0
10
0
370
0
51
0
1
0
2
1
70 30
5
0
30 30
0
0
34 43
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
100 100
0
5
11 25
0
0
58 14
0
0
6
1
0
0
749 77
226 32
0
0
0
1
1,500
0
2 18
5
8
2
0
115
8
5 62
54 25
0
0
0
0
17
9
4
6
4
0
5
2
5
0
50 26
204 33
45 19
94
9
18 15
0
0
2
0
25
5
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
2
3
0
00 27 40 0 30 0 50 0 0 0 59 9 0 2,041 5 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 50 25 67 1 0 55 188 0 21,052 60 00 182 2,010 61 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 42 0 10 0 1 2 35 67 130 14 74 71 00 0 0 17 7 51 4 5 0 3 0 0 0 26 0 91 0 22 0 60 0 24 0 00 1 0 3 10 12 0 0 0 11 0 10 15 28 9 0
66 15 740 735 185
0 365 2,041
19 39
0 4,700
15 79
6 1,206 21,052
28 0
8,108 1,452
0 24 1,500 62 63
6 1,078
955 499
0 0 1,156 172 39 263 29 2,402 4,646 406 1,258 177 0 59 193 52 31 19 13 415 63
*Reported cases by docket 1Reported cases by defendant *Data is shown for those cities whose caseload information was sent to the AOC.
Municipal Court Caseload for Calendar Year 2003*
Filings
Hearings
City
Newnan Norcross Ocilla2 Oliver2 Oxford1 Palmetto1 Pavo1 Pendergrass1 Perry1 Porterdale1 Remerton1 Rocky Ford1 Rome2 Royston1 Sandersville1 Smithville Smyrna1 Sparta Stapleton Statham1 Stockbridge2 Summerville1 Suwanee1 Thomson2 Valdosta1 White Plains1 Whitesburg1 Winder1 Woodville1
Traffic Prelim. Ord. Drugs DUI Other Total
3,986 0 296 52 191
0 4,525
9,899 0
0 0
0
0 9,899
437 0
63 4 10 15 529
1,230 0
0 10 12
0 1,252
363 4
5 2
3
4 381
290 0
95 5 26 68 484
615 0
60 8 15
0 698
2,694 0
60 15 25
0 2,794
3,243 0 185 84 88 152 3,752
628 0
68 5 19
0 720
2,199 0 543 20 105
0 2,867
435 0
0 4
2
0 441
14,990 420 986 98 445 60 16,999
731 0
1 9 13 91 845
2,064 0 244 12 77 48 2,445
265 0
21 1
5
0 292
23,545 0 578 55 404 137 24,719
220 0
0 0 20
0 240
0 0
0 0
0
0
0
444 0
16 4 18
0 482
4,148 70 106 40 156 110 4,630
1,276 0 137 17 79 16 1,525
6,952 0
00
0
0 6,952
762 0
5 53 37 119 976
14,000 0 3,000 500 400
0 17,900
74 0
0 1
1
0
76
924 168
74 6 12 45 1,229
1,529 0 362 67 119
0 2,077
34 0
4 1
2
0
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Traffic Prelim. Ord. Drugs DUI Other Total
3,765
0
184 40 157 0 4,146
505
0
0
0
0 0
505
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
100
0
0 10 12 0
122
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
290
0
95
5 26 68
484
135
0
15
6 14 0
170
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
583
0
63 73 79 74
872
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
20
0
0
4
2 0
26
6,030 420
95 70 305 45 7,265
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
1,832
0
203 11 72 45 2,163
46
0
21
1
5 0
73
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
26
0
0
0
0 0
26
20
0
6
0
8 0
34
388
0
16
4 17 0
425
830 14
21
8 31 22
926
38
0
11
1 18 2
70
4,064
0
0
0
0 0 4,064
340
0
0
0
4 53 37 62
496
47
0
0
0 0
0
1
0
0
0
0 0
1
0
6
0
3 12 0
21
1,529
0
362 67 119 0 2,077
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
Athens-Clarke Co.2 Columbus - Muscogee County1 Gwinnett Recorder's Court2 Total
21,000 0 1,000 150 950 500
38,934 0 3,479 313 621 3,258
0 0
0 0
0
0
211,768 1,635 16,322 2,451 5,755 29,965
23,600 46,605
0 267,896
0
0
0
0
81,703
0
126,963 1,603
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
0 0
0
1,705 282 1,195 1,771 86,656
6,555 1,247 3,474 27,711 167,553
*Reported cases by docket 1Reported cases by defendant *Data is shown for those cities whose caseload information was sent to the AOC.
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Serving the Courts
Judicial Council of Georgia
The Judicial Council is the state-level judicial agency charged with developing policies for administering and improving the courts. The
state legislature created the Judicial Council in 1973;
in 1978 the council officially became an administrative
arm of the Supreme Court of Georgia. The council
considers requests for new judgeships and oversees the
activities of the Administrative Office of the Courts
and the Board of Court Reporting.
Twenty-four representatives of the appellate and trial
courts make up the Judicial Council. The chief justice
and presiding justice of the Supreme Court act as the
chairperson and vice chairperson, respectively. The
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chief judge and another judge of the Court of Appeals;
the presidents and presidents-elect of the superior,
state, juvenile, probate and magistrate court councils;
and the 10 superior court district administrative judges
complete council membership.
Members of the Judicial Council met on August 28,
2003, December 4, 2003, and June 16, 2004, to discuss
creation of judgeships, budget concerns, and legislative
matters affecting the judiciary.
Serving the Courts
Supreme Court of Georgia -- The National Center for State Courts recognized Chief Justice Norman S. Fletcher with the inaugural Harry L. Carrico Award. Chief Justice Fletcher was selected in recognition of his leadership and commitment to improving indigent defense in Georgia. The award presentation was made at the mid-year meeting of the Conference of Chief Justices held in San Fransico, CA, January 18-21, 2004.
Supreme Court Committee on Court Technology
The Supreme Court Committee on Technology was
created to examine the governance structure of infor-
mation technology (IT) in the Georgia courts and
make recommendations for improvements.
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Additionally, the Committee will study e-filing
guidelines, make recommendations on their applicabili-
ty to the Georgia Courts and develop a time-line for e-
filing implementation. Periodic meetings will take
place and a report will be issued of the Committee's
findings.
Superior Court Judgeships -- The Judicial Council approved recommendation of new judgeships in the Gwinnett, Cherokee, Southern, Flint, and Coweta Judicial Circuits at its meeting on August 28, 2003. The Council's recommendation was forwarded to the governor and the legislature for consideration during the 2004 session. However, the enabling legislation failed and no new superior court judgeships were created.
Serving the Courts
Administrative Office of the Courts
The Administrative Office of the Courts provides support services to judges and other court personnel in each class of court: appel-
late, superior, state, juvenile, probate, magistrate and
municipal. The agency documents caseload informa-
tion annually for the courts, provides information tech-
nology support, promotes the work of judges' councils,
coordinates annual judicial branch appropriations
requests, and assists with funding for drug courts and
similar efforts. Publications produced by the AOC keep
the judiciary and the public up-to-date on activities
and issues affecting court administration. The AOC
operates under the direction of the Judicial Council of
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Georgia, a policy-making body chaired by the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. The office is a
liaison to other state and national judicial agencies.
www.georgiacourts.org The Administrative Office of the Courts maintains
www.georgiacourts.org as a public information outlet regarding the work of courts in Georgia.
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Judicial Appointments and Elections
July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004
Superior Courts: Appointments Judge William A. Fears, Towaliga Circuit, 9/02/03 Judge Michael N. Annis, Augusta Circuit, 9/18/03 Judge David L. Dickinson, Bell-Forsyth Circuit, 10/07/03 Judge J. Bryant Durham, Jr., Rome Circuit, 11/07/03 Judge Thomas R. Campbell, Atlanta Circuit, 5/14/04
State Courts: Appointments Judge B.E. Roberts, Hall County, 9/03/03 Judge Craig Schwall, Fulton County, 9/18/03 Judge Carla E. Brown, Gwinnett County, 11/10/03 Judge T. Russell McClelland, Forsyth County, 12/30/03
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List of Illustrations
Cover Montage created by Ashley G. Stollar.
Page 10 Tift County Courthouse
Page 16 Monroe County Courthouse
Page 24 Decatur County Courthouse
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Murray County Courthouse
Page 48 Talbot County Courthouse
Page 52 Johnson County Courthouse
All photographs by Ashley G. Stollar.
Administrative Office of the Courts 244 Washington Street, SW Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30334
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