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Georgia
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Federal courts in Georgia
- Eleventh Circuit Court of AppealsCourt of Appeals · Atlanta
- Georgia Middle District CourtDistrict Court · Valdosta
- Georgia Middle District CourtDistrict Court · Columbus
- Georgia Middle District CourtDistrict Court · Albany
- Georgia Middle District CourtDistrict Court · Macon
- Georgia Middle District CourtDistrict Court · Athens
- Georgia Northern District CourtDistrict Court · Atlanta
- Georgia Northern District CourtDistrict Court · Gainesville
- Georgia Northern District CourtDistrict Court · Newnan
- Georgia Northern District CourtDistrict Court · Rome
- Georgia Southern District CourtDistrict Court · Savannah
- Georgia Southern District CourtDistrict Court · Brunswick
- Georgia Southern District CourtDistrict Court · Augusta
- Georgia Middle Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Macon
- Georgia Middle Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Columbus
- Georgia Northern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Rome
- Georgia Northern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Atlanta
- Georgia Northern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Gainesville
- Georgia Northern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Newnan
- Georgia Southern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Brunswick
- Georgia Southern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Augusta
- Georgia Southern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Savannah
State courts in Georgia
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- Supreme Court of GeorgiaState Supreme Court
- Court of Appeals of GeorgiaState Appellate Court
- Burke County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Carroll County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Chatham Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Clark County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Clarke County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Cobb County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Columbia County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Coweta County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Decatur County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- DeKalb County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Early County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Elbert County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Fayette Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Franklin County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Georgia Superior CourtState Trial Court
- Gwinnett County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Habersham County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Hall County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Hancock County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Harris County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Heard County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Houston Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Lee County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Liberty County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Lincoln County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Macon County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Marion County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Meriwether County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Muscogee County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Oglethorpe County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Pike Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Randolph County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Richmond Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Seriven County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Sumter County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Talbot County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Talliaferro County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Troup County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
Landmark decisions involving Georgia
- Roper v. Simmons (2005)543 U.S. 551
- McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)540 U.S. 93overruled
- Lawrence v. Texas (2003)539 U.S. 558
- Ring v. Arizona (2002)536 U.S. 584
- Lapides v. Board of Regents of Univ. System of Ga. (2002)535 U.S. 613
- Atkins v. Virginia (2002)536 U.S. 304
- United States v. Morrison (2000)529 U.S. 598
- Saenz v. Roe (1999)526 U.S. 489
- City of Boerne v. Flores (1997)521 U.S. 507
- Washington v. Glucksberg (1997)521 U.S. 702
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)517 U.S. 44
- United States v. Lopez (1995)514 U.S. 549
- J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994)511 U.S. 127
- Quill Corp. v. North Dakota (1992)504 U.S. 298overruled
- Payne v. Tennessee (1991)501 U.S. 808
- Coleman v. Thompson (1991)501 U.S. 722
- Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health (1990)497 U.S. 261
- Walton v. Arizona (1990)497 U.S. 639overruled
- Stanford v. Kentucky (1989)492 U.S. 361overruled
- South Carolina v. Gathers (1989)490 U.S. 805overruled
- Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. (1989)491 U.S. 1overruled
- Will v. Michigan Department of State Police (1989)491 U.S. 58
- Booth v. Maryland (1987)482 U.S. 496overruled
- Welch v. Texas Department of Highways & Public Transportation (1987)483 U.S. 468
Most-cited decisions from Georgia courts
Ranked by citation influence (CAP PageRank).
- 661 F2D 1206Bonner v. City of Prichard (1981)
- 431 F3D 784United States v. Talley (2005)
- 401 F3D 1226Sepulveda v. U.S. Attorney General (2005)
- 541 F3D 1323United States v. Moore (2008)
- 175 F3D 930United States v. Rodriguez De Varon (1999)
- 612 F3D 1160United States v. Irey (2010)
- 398 F3D 1291United States v. Rodriguez (2005)
- 515 F3D 1179United States v. Pugh (2008)
- 401 F3D 1282Forgue v. U.S. Attorney General (2005)
- 203 F3D 778United States v. Bravo (2000)
- 327 F3D 1283Mendoza v. U.S. Attorney General (2003)
- 385 F3D 1324Access Now, Inc. v. Southwest Airlines Co. (2004)
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Recent opinions from Georgia courts
- 321 GA 240Nesbit v. State (2025)
- 321 GA 820Boone v. State (2025)
- 321 GA 701Scott v. State (2025)
- 321 GA 222Byrd v. State (2025)
- 321 GA 751State v. Mickel (2025)
- 321 GA 323State v. Riley (2025)
- 321 GA 30State v. Islam (2025)
- 321 GA 309In the Matter of Henry Lamar Willis (2025)
- 320 GA 825Smith v. State (2025)
- 320 GA 706Burke v. State (2025)
- 321 GA 854Walmart Stores East, Lp v. Leverette (2025)
- 321 GA 64In the Matter of Christopher Tyson (2025)
Law schools in Georgia
- Emory University School of LawABA · Atlanta
- Georgia State University College of LawABA · Atlanta
- John Marshall Law School - Atlanta (JMLS)ABA · Atlanta
- Mercer University Walter F. George School of LawABA · Macon
- Savannah Law School · Savannah
- University of Georgia School of LawABA · Athens
Law libraries in Georgia
- Alexander Campbell King Law Library · Athens
- Cobb County Law Library · Marietta
- DeKalb County Law Library · Decatur
- Dougherty County Law Library · Albany
- Fulton County Law Library · Atlanta
- Georgia State University College of Law Library · Atlanta
- Homer M. Stark Law Library · Lawrenceville
- Hugh F. MacMillan Law Library · Atlanta
- John Marshall Law School Library · Atlanta
- Mercer University Law Library · Macon
- Michael J. Lynch Law Library · Atlanta
- Muscogee County Law Library · Columbus
- State of Georgia Law Library · Atlanta
- U.S. Court of Appeals - 11th Circuit Library · Atlanta
- U.S. District Court Library · Atlanta
Judges who served in Georgia
Federal judges with an appointment to a court located here.
- Abraham Benjamin Conger
Adalberto Jose Jordan- A Harris Adams
- Albert John Henderson
Alexander Atkinson Lawrence Jr.- Alexander William Stephens
Amy Mil Totenberg
Andrew Lynn Brasher- Anne Elizabeth Barnes
Anthony A. Alaimo- Archibald Battle Lovett
- Arnold Shulman
- Austin E. Carter
- Aw Birdsong jr
- Barbara Ellis-Monro
Barbara Lagoa
Bascom Sine Deaver- Benjamin Harvey Hill
- Benning M. Grice
- Bernard Clay Gardner sr
Berry Avant Edenfield
Beverly Baldwin Martin
Beverly Daniel Evans Jr.- Bond Almand
- Braswell D. Deen jr
Britt Cagle Grant- Carla McMillian
- Carlton Mobley
- Carol W. Hunstein
C. Ashley Royal- Charles Adams Pannell
Charles Allen Moye Jr.
Charles A. Pannell Jr.- Charles B. Mikell
- Charles L. Weltner
Charles R. Wilson- Charles Whitefoord Smith
- Charles W. Worrill
- Christopher McFadden
Clarence Cooper
Clay D. Land- C Ray Mullins
- David E. Nahmias
- David Monroe Parker
- David William Dyer
- Debra Bernes
- Dorothy Toth Beasley
Dudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr.
Duross Fitzpatrick
Edward Earl Carnes- Edward H. Johnson
- Edward J. Coleman 3
Elbert Parr Tuttle
Eleanor Louise Ross
Elizabeth Lee Branch
Embry Jerode Kidd
Emmett Ripley Cox
Emory Marvin Underwood
Emory Speer- Francis Muir Scarlett
Frank Arthur Hooper- Frank Harwell
- Frank M. Eldridge
Frank M. Hull
Frank Minis Johnson Jr.- G Alan Blackburn
- Gary Andrews
- G Conley Ingram
- George Carley
- George Ernest Tidwell
- George H. Carley
- George Price Whitman
- George Stanley Joslin
- George T. Smith
Gerald Bard Tjoflat- Hardy Gregory jr
- Harold Banke
- Harold D. Melton
- Harold G. Clarke
Harold Loyd Murphy
Find legal help in Georgia
Practice-area guides and local resources for Georgia.
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Cities in Georgia
Ordered by number of opinions mentioning each city.
- Washington · 107,414
- White · 46,504
- Jackson · 37,432
- Commerce · 36,916
- Martin · 35,306
- Douglas · 24,968
- Nelson · 24,164
- Howard · 23,807
- Jersey · 19,273
- Mitchell · 18,800
- Morris · 17,030
- Morgan · 16,083
- Gibson · 15,436
- Evans · 14,700
- Boston · 13,839
- Hamilton · 13,498
- Collins · 13,175
- Gray · 12,833
- Gordon · 12,587
- Coleman · 12,380
- Dallas · 11,928
- Register · 11,613
- Atlanta · 11,463
- Cleveland · 10,642
- Franklin · 10,314
- Perry · 9,542
- Butler · 9,314
- Reynolds · 9,269
- Patterson · 8,863
- Griffin · 8,812
- Harrison · 8,601
- Brooks · 8,490
- Bowman · 8,075
- Tucker · 8,074
- Jefferson · 7,907
- Clayton · 6,729
- Oliver · 6,704
- Louisville · 6,525
- Madison · 6,213
- Glenn · 6,047
- Fitzgerald · 6,029
- Crawford · 5,807
- Cotton · 5,766
- Stephens · 5,643
- Nashville · 5,507
- Monroe · 5,401
- Baldwin · 5,386
- Columbus · 5,217
- Williamson · 5,070
- Bishop · 5,049
- Edison · 4,998
- Matthews · 4,866
- Perkins · 4,746
- Springfield · 4,693
- Townsend · 4,589
- Jacksonville · 4,283
- Helen · 4,169
- Omaha · 4,120
- Tate · 3,990
- Hull · 3,865
- Cecil · 3,765
- Leslie · 3,732
- Arlington · 3,672
- Chester · 3,564
- Hampton · 3,425
- Fleming · 3,405
- Kathleen · 3,327
- Newton · 3,324
- Conley · 3,309
- Canon · 3,186
- Mansfield · 3,165
- Preston · 3,134
- Sharon · 3,093
- Lyons · 3,062
- Albany · 3,015
- Ideal · 2,993
- Dawson · 2,921
- Lexington · 2,713
- Cochran · 2,677
- Pearson · 2,662
- Bethlehem · 2,613
- Rex · 2,544
- Winston · 2,530
- Covington · 2,512
- Gay · 2,512
- Buchanan · 2,448
- Forsyth · 2,384
- Midland · 2,345
- Morrow · 2,292
- Cobb · 2,245
- Experiment · 2,219
- Wiley · 2,217
- Macon · 2,202
- Sumner · 2,152
- Dudley · 2,118
- Shannon · 2,113
- Greenville · 2,091
- Brunswick · 2,054
- Stapleton · 2,001
- Oxford · 1,988
- Fargo · 1,971
- Woodbury · 1,962
- Denton · 1,959
- Carlton · 1,958
- Eastman · 1,923
- Nicholson · 1,919
- Greensboro · 1,918
- Dalton · 1,894
- Calhoun · 1,859
- Knoxville · 1,859
- Sparks · 1,852
- Lilly · 1,811
- Rebecca · 1,799
- Savannah · 1,794
- Emerson · 1,786
- Temple · 1,742
- Byron · 1,705
- Rutledge · 1,690
- Barney · 1,603
- Pitts · 1,589
Opinions mentioning Georgia
- 838 F2D 1138Hutchens v. Eli Roberts Oil Co.
- 837 F2D 980Ross v. Bank South, N.A.
- 837 F2D 546Carlin Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 837 F2D 461Jefferson v. Bowen
- 837 F2D 455Walker v. Washington
- 837 F2D 401Lawrence M. Fleming v. Department of Public Safety, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- 837 F2D 184State of Texas v. United States of America, and Interstate Commerce Commission
- 837 F2D 1550Charles A. Castle v. Sangamo Weston, Inc., a Corporation, Chris Papastrat, Shelby Bass v. Sangamo Weston, Inc., a Corporation
- 837 F2D 1519United States v. Nelson
- 837 F2D 153453 Fair empl.prac.cas. 672, 46 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,893 Winston Nash v. The Consolidated City of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, a Municipal Corporation
- 837 F2D 1469Jackson v. Dugger
- 837 F2D 1115Industrial Safety Equipment Ass'n v. Environmental Protection Agency
- 836 F2D 578Wagner v. Taylor
- 836 F2D 221South Central United Food & Commercial Workers Unions v. C & G Markets, Inc.
- 836 F2D 1544Joe E. Cooper, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Asplundh Tree Expert Company, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee
- 836 F2D 1421Giarratano v. Murray
- 836 F2D 1292Norman v. Housing Authority of Montgomery
- 836 F2D 1245City of Angoon v. Hodel
- 835 F2D 937Slessinger v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
- 835 F2D 850Henson v. Commissioner
- 835 F2D 857Walker v. Omaha Mutual Indemnity Co.
- 835 F2D 855Augusta Iron & Steel Works, Inc. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau
- 835 F2D 848Sams v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union
- 835 F2D 818Wammock v. Celotex Corp.
- 835 F2D 803Coalition Against a Raised Expressway, Inc. v. Dole
- 835 F2D 786Municipal Leasing Corp. v. Fulton County
- 835 F2D 780Currie v. Cayman Resources Corp.
- 835 F2D 289Crawford v. State of Georgia
- 835 F2D 1567Presnell v. Kemp
- 835 F2D 1364Lexington Insurance v. Cooke's Seafood
- 835 F2D 1359Centel Cable Television Co. v. Admiral's Cove Associates, Ltd.
- 834 F2D 949Marshall Durbin Food Corp. v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
- 834 F2D 935Gilbert v. Wills
- 834 F2D 54Donahue v. Windsor Locks Board of Fire Commissioners
- 834 F2D 326Monmouth County Correctional Institutional Inmates v. Lanzaro
- 834 F2D 144Agee v. Armour Foods Co.
- 833 F2D 931Pennwalt Corporation, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Durand-Wayland, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant
- 833 F2D 253Palmer v. Dugger
- 833 F2D 1515Gower v. Knight
- 833 F2D 1514Gower v. Knight
- 833 F2D 1437Robert Holt v. J. Paul Ford, Warden
- 833 F2D 1430Armstrong v. Dugger
- 832 F2D 546Bowen v. Kemp
- 832 F2D 476Jeffers v. Ricketts
- 832 F2D 1558Myra Holladay Sims v. State Of Florida
- 832 F2D 1528Hargrave v. Dugger
- 832 F2D 1380Zola W. Rittenhouse v. Edward H. Mabry, Jr.
- 832 F2D 1343United States v. Union Gas Co.
- 832 F2D 1246Jowers v. Nationwide Insurance
- 832 F2D 1233Demps v. Dugger