ATLANTA — The Supreme Court of Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution and the Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Georgia recently awarded the 2023 Chief Justice Harold G.
Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton’s order lifts the suspension on jury trials ‘effective immediately,’ while also extending the judicial emergency
Georgia court officials say they are hopeful jury trials will resume in March given the recent decline in coronavirus cases along with the rollout of vaccines. State Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton signed an order on Sunday extending for another 30 days a statewide judicial emergency that suspends the
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. 15 murder cases pending in Bulloch Superior Court D.A.: Courts making some progress despite lingering halt on jury trials District Attorney Daphne Totten
Four individuals face murder charges under indictments returned by a Bulloch County grand jury earlier this month. The total number of homicide cases now awaiting court action because of violent deaths that occurred in Bulloch County, including Statesboro, is 15.
That count, which includes some unindicted cases and even some for which arrests have been made since the grand jury met, is included in a total of 27 homicide cases pending in the four-county Ogeechee Judicial Circuit, said District Attorney Daphne Totten. Effingham County has seven homicide cases pending, Screven County has three, and Jenkins County has one ho