The terms of court for the superior courts for each of the judicial circuits shall commence as follows:
(1)Alapaha Circuit:(A) Atkinson County - First Monday in April and October.(B) Berrien County - First Monday in February and August.(C) Clinch County - Third Monday in March and September.(D) Cook County - Second Monday in January and July.(E) Lanier County - Fourth Monday in April and October; provided, however, that if any term of court in the Alapaha Circuit begins on an official state holiday, the term of court shall commence on the following Tuesday; and if any other day within the term of court shall be an official state holiday, the court shall be closed for that holiday.
(2)Alcovy Circuit:(A) Newton County - Second and third Mondays in January, April, July, and October.(B) Walton County - First and second Mondays in February, May, August, and November.(2.1)Appalachian Circuit:(A) Fannin County - Second Monday in May and second Monday in November.(B) Gilmer County - Second Monday in April and second Monday in October.(C) Pickens County - Second Monday in March and second Monday in September.(3)Atlanta Circuit:Fulton County - First Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November.
(4)Atlantic Circuit:(A) Bryan County - Third Monday in March and first Monday in November.(B) Evans County - First Monday in February and first Monday in August.(C) Liberty County - Second Monday in February and September.(D) Long County - First Monday in March and third Monday in August.(E) McIntosh County - Third Monday in May and first Monday in December.(F) Tattnall County - Third Monday in April and October.(5)Augusta Circuit:(A) Burke County - Fourth Monday in April and October.(B) Richmond County - Third Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November.(5.1)Bell-Forsyth Circuit:Forsyth County - Second Monday in March, July, and November.
(6)Blue Ridge Circuit:Cherokee County - Second Monday in January, May, and September.
(7)Brunswick Circuit:(A) Appling County - Second and third Mondays in February and third and fourth Mondays in October.(B) Camden County - First Monday in April and November.(C) Glynn County - Second Monday in March and September.(D) Jeff Davis County - First and second Mondays in March; fourth Monday in September; and first Monday in October.(E) Wayne County - Third and fourth Mondays in April and November.(8)Chattahoochee Circuit:(A) Chattahoochee County - Fourth Monday in March and September.(B) Harris County - Second Monday in January, May, and September.(C) Marion County - Fourth Monday in April and October.(D) Muscogee County - First Monday in February, April, June, August, October, and December.(E) Talbot County - Second Monday in March and November and third Monday in August.(F) Taylor County - Second Monday in February, June, and October.(9)Cherokee Circuit:(A) Bartow County - First Monday in February, May, August, and November.(B) Gordon County - First Monday in March, December, and June; and second Monday in September.(10)Clayton Circuit:Clayton County - First Monday in February, May, August, and November.
(11)Cobb Circuit:Cobb County - Second Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November.
(11.1)Columbia Circuit:Columbia County -Fourth Monday in March and September.
(12)Conasauga Circuit:(A) Murray County - Second Monday in February and August.(B) Whitfield County - Second Monday in January and July.(13)Cordele Circuit:(A) Ben Hill County - Second and third Mondays in January; first, second, and third Mondays in April; third and fourth Mondays in June; and third and fourth Mondays in September and Monday following.(B) Crisp County - Third and fourth Mondays in February and Monday following; third and fourth Mondays in May; first, second, and third Mondays in August; and second and third Mondays in November.(C) Dooly County - First and second Mondays in February; fourth Monday in April and Monday following; third and fourth Mondays in July; and third and fourth Mondays in October.(D) Wilcox County - Second and third Mondays in March; fourth Monday in August and Monday following; and first and second Mondays in December.(14)Coweta Circuit:(A) Carroll County - Second Monday in January and first Monday in April and third Monday in June and first Monday in October.(B) Coweta County - First Monday in March and first Tuesday in September.(C) Heard County - Third Monday in March and September.(D) Meriwether County - Third Monday in February, May, August, and November.(E) Troup County - First Monday in February, May, August, and November.(15)Dougherty Circuit:Dougherty County - Second Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November.
(15.1)Douglas Circuit:Douglas County - Second Monday in April and October.
(16)Dublin Circuit:(A) Johnson County - Third Monday in March, June, September, and December.(B) Laurens County - Fourth Monday in January, April, July, and October.(C) Treutlen County - Third Monday in February and August.(D) Twiggs County - Second Monday in January, April, July, and October.(17)Eastern Circuit:Chatham County - First Monday in March, June, September, and December.
(17.1)Enotah Circuit:(A) Towns County - January 1 and July 1.(B) Union County - January 1 and July 1.(C) Lumpkin County - Fourth Monday in February and August.(D) White County - First Monday in April and October.(18)Flint Circuit:Henry County - Fourth Monday in January, April, and October and second Monday in July.
(19)Griffin Circuit:(A) Fayette County - Second Monday in March and second Monday in September.(B) Pike County - Second Monday in March and second Monday in September.(C) Spalding County - Second Monday in March and second Monday in September.(D) Upson County - Second Monday in March and second Monday in September.(20)Gwinnett Circuit:Gwinnett County - First Monday in March, June, and December and second Monday in September.
(21)Houston Circuit:Houston County - First Monday in January, April, July, and October.
(22)Lookout Mountain Circuit:(A) Catoosa County - First Monday in March and second Monday in September.(B) Chattooga County - First Monday in February and August.(C) Dade County - First Monday in April and second Monday in October.(D) Walker County - First Monday in May and November.(23)Macon Circuit:(A) Bibb County - First Monday in February, April, June, August, October, and December.(B) Crawford County - Third and fourth Mondays in March and October.(C) Peach County - First and second Mondays in March and August and third and fourth Mondays in November.(24)Middle Circuit:(A) Candler County - First and second Mondays in February and August.(B) Emanuel County - Second Monday in January, April, July, and October.(C) Jefferson County - Second Monday in May and November.(D) Toombs County - Fourth Monday in February, May, August, and November.(E) Washington County - First Monday in March, June, September, and December.(25)Mountain Circuit:(A) Habersham County - January 1 and July 1.(B) Rabun County - January 1 and July 1.(C) Stephens County - January 1 and July 1.(26)Northeastern Circuit:(A) Dawson County - First Monday in March and second Monday in September.(B) Hall County - Second Monday in January, April, and July, and first Monday in October.(27)Northern Circuit:(A) Elbert County - Third Monday in January and fourth Monday in July.(B) Franklin County - Third Monday in March and September.(C) Hart County - Third Monday in February and August.(D) Madison County - Third Monday in April and October.(E) Oglethorpe County - Third Monday in May and November.(28)Ocmulgee Circuit:(A) Baldwin County - Second Monday in January, April, July, and October.(B) Greene County - Fourth Monday in January, April, August, and November.(C) Hancock County - Fourth Monday in March and September.(D) Jasper County - Second Monday in February, May, August, and November.(E) Jones County - First Monday in February and August and third Monday in April and October.(F) Morgan County - First Monday in March, June, September, and December.(G) Putnam County - Third Monday in March, June, September, and December.(H) Wilkinson County - Fourth Monday in February, first Monday in April and October, and third Monday in August.(29)Oconee Circuit:(A) Bleckley County - Second Monday in March and July and fourth Monday in October, and there shall be a grand jury for each term.(B) Dodge County - Third Monday in February, first Monday in June, and last Monday in September, and there shall be a grand jury for each term.(C) Montgomery County - First Monday in February and second Monday in August, and there shall be a grand jury for each term.(D) Pulaski County - Second Monday in April and September and first Monday in December, and there shall be a grand jury for each term.(E) Telfair County - Third Monday in March and August and first Monday in November, and there shall be a grand jury for each term.(F) Wheeler County - Last Monday in January and first Monday in August, and there shall be a grand jury for each term.(30)Ogeechee Circuit:(A) Bulloch County - First Monday in February, May, August, and November.(B) Effingham County - First Monday in June and December.(C) Jenkins County - First Monday in March and September.(D) Screven County - Second Monday in January and first Monday in April, July, and October.(31)Pataula Circuit:(A) Clay County - Second Monday in March and September.(B) Early County - Second Monday in January and July.(C) Miller County - Third Monday in February and August.(D) Quitman County - Fourth Monday in March and September.(E) Randolph County - Second Monday in May and November.(F) Seminole County - Third Monday in April and October.(G) Terrell County - First Monday in June and December.(31.1)Paulding Circuit:Paulding County - Second Monday in January and July.
(32)Piedmont Circuit:(A) Banks County - First Monday in February and August; and there shall be a grand jury for each term, but the grand jury shall not be required to be impaneled in the first day of each term.(B) Barrow County - First Monday in February and August; and there shall be a grand jury for each term, but the grand jury shall not be required to be impaneled in the first day of each term.(C) Jackson County - First Monday in February and August; and there shall be a grand jury for each term, but the grand jury shall not be required to be impaneled in the first day of each term.(32.1)Rockdale Circuit:Rockdale County - First Monday in January, April, July, and October.
(33)Rome Circuit:Floyd County - Second Monday in January, March, July, and September and first Monday in May and November.
(34)South Georgia Circuit:(A) Baker County - Third Monday in January and July.(B) Calhoun County - Last Monday in May and November.(C) Decatur County - First Monday in May and November.(D) Grady County - Third Monday in March and September.(E) Mitchell County - Third Monday in April and October.(35)Southern Circuit:(A) Brooks County - First Monday in April and October.(B) Colquitt County - First Monday in February and August.(C) Echols County - First Monday in February and August.(D) Lowndes County - First Monday in March and first Tuesday immediately following first Monday in September.(E) Thomas County - First Monday in April and October.(36)Southwestern Circuit:(A) Lee County - Fourth Monday in April and October.(B) Macon County - Second Monday in May and November.(C) Schley County - Second Monday in February and August.(D) Stewart County - Third Monday in March and September.(E) Sumter County - Fourth Monday in February, May, and August and the Monday following the fourth Thursday in November.(F) Webster County - Second Monday in January and July.(37)Stone Mountain Circuit:DeKalb County - First Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November.
(38)Tallapoosa Circuit:(A) Haralson County - Third Monday in January and August.(B) Polk County - Third Monday in March and July; provided, however, that in the Tallapoosa Circuit, if the Monday set for the term of court to begin is a legal holiday, the term of court shall commence on the Tuesday next following that Monday.
(39)Tifton Circuit:(A) Irwin County - Second Monday in February and second Monday in August.(B) Tift County - Second Monday in March and second Monday in September.(C) Turner County - Second Monday in April and second Monday in October.(D) Worth County - Second Monday in January and second Monday in July.(40)Toombs Circuit:(A) Glascock County - Third Monday in February, May, August, and November.(B) Lincoln County - Fourth Monday in January, third Monday in April, fourth Monday in July, and third Monday in October.(C) McDuffie County - Second Monday in March, June, September, and December.(D) Taliaferro County - Fourth Monday in February, May, August, and November.(E) Warren County - Third Monday in January and first Monday in April, July, and October.(F) Wilkes County - First Monday in February, May, August, and November.(40.1)Towaliga Circuit:(A) Butts County - Second Monday in January, April, July, and October.(B) Lamar County - Second Monday in March, June, September, and December.(C) Monroe County - Second Monday in February, May, August, and November.(41)Waycross Circuit:(A) Bacon County - Third Monday in April and October.(B) Brantley County - Fourth Monday in February and August.(C) Charlton County - Second Monday in February and August.(D) Coffee County - Second Monday in March and September.(E) Pierce County - Third Monday in March and September.(F) Ware County - Second Monday in April and October. provided, however, that the grand jury shall not be required to be impaneled on the first day of each new term but upon a date and time as scheduled by the court.
(42)Western Circuit:(A) Clarke County - Second Monday in January, April, July, and October.(B) Oconee County - Second Monday in March and September.Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 7,§ 4-3, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2019 Ga. Laws 109,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 343,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2019.Amended by 2014 Ga. Laws 586,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2015.Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 177,§ 3-1, eff. 1/1/2014.Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 210,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2010.Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 471,§ 15, eff. 5/12/2008.Amended by 2007 Ga. Laws 159,§ 1, eff. 5/18/2007.Amended by 2007 Ga. Laws 32,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2007.Amended by 2007 Ga. Laws 18,§ 15, eff. 5/11/2007.Amended by 2006 Ga. Laws 878,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2006.Amended by 2006 Ga. Laws 835,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2006.Amended by 2006 Ga. Laws 835,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2006.Amended by 2006 Ga. Laws 735,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2006.Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 461, § 3-4, eff. 7/1/2002