As you are aware, the Courts have been under a Judicial Emergency since March 13, 2020. As a result, all scheduled State Court hearings were cancelled except for emergency and essential hearings. Although we are still operating under a Judicial Emergency, Richmond County State Court will resume in-person court beginning June 17, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, social distancing… read more →
TO: Members of the Augusta Bar Association FROM: Hattie Holmes Sullivan SUBJECT: Updated Office Closure Due to Covid-19 As mentioned in my previous memo, our office has two positive Covid-19 cases. Therefore, I have temporarily restricted physical access to the office. I have engaged professionals to disinfect the office, and will have limited staff access in the near term. Additionally,… read more →
2020 Law Day Celebration Given the current gathering restrictions, the Law Day Celebration has been cancelled. Instead, the Augusta Bar Association invites its members to participate in the Legal Food Frenzy as a way to celebrate Law Day. Hunger in Georgia 1 in 5 kids in Georgia live in food insecure households, meaning they don’t always know where their next… read more →
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 →