Pursuant to OCGA § 38-3-61, and due to the continuing statewide emergency involving the transmission of Coronavirus/COVID-19, the Honorable Harold D. Melton, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, does hereby extend the March 14, 2020 (amended) Order Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency, which would have expired on April 13, 2020 at 11:59 p.m., until Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at… read more →
The Judges of the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit will meet on April 21, 2020 to consider vacancies in the Magistrates Courts of Richmond and Burke Counties. Read Memo
Clerks of Superior Court in the 159 counties in Georgia will provide reasonable access to all Real Estate filers and reasonable access to all document recordings of land records in their respective counties during the COVID19 state and national emergency. Should physical access to a Courthouse not be available, the Clerk will provide the option to file or access documents… read more →
Please find a link below to access the Memo from the Judges of the Augusta Circuit Juvenile Court. Memo from Juvenile Court
We want to provide you updates as we receive them: Please find below a link to access the Update on Superior Court Cases from Judge Jolly. There is also a link regarding the use of Zoom conferencing software. Additionally, please find below a link regarding the status of the Magistrate Court of Columbia County. Magistrate Court of Columbia County Order… read more →
In addition to emails, we are updating the Augusta Bar Association website to include announcements and Orders as a result of COVID-19. https://www.augustabar.org/news/ The District Attorney’s Office made the following announcement: “Our office is open; however, the building is closed to the public. So, if something requires a face to face meeting or physically attending our office, attorneys are advised… read more →
The Civil and Magistrate Courts of Richmond County and the Clerk of Civil and Magistrate Courts will be closed to the public until April 13th. During that time, remote Initial Appearance Hearings will move forward as scheduled. While closed to the public, the Clerk of Civil and Magistrate Courts will remain in operation. The Clerk may be reached at (706)… read more →
As part of the Judicial, Emergency declared by Chief Justice Melton, I am canceling any arraignments of any defendants who are not in custody for March 20, 2020, and March 27, 2020. I have conferred with the District Attorney and her office agrees with this decision. All inmates who are in custody will be arraigned via videoconference in both Richmond… read more →
All Richmond County State Court sessions are canceled EXCEPT jail sessions. Richmond County Magistrate Court will hold preliminary hearings on Tuesday and Thursday. All other proceedings for Magistrate Court are canceled. Additional information will follow once received.