Judicial branch of Georgia

E161934

The Judicial branch of Georgia is the system of state courts and related institutions responsible for interpreting and applying Georgia’s laws and administering justice within the state.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state judicial branch ⓘ
adjudicates criminal cases in Georgia courts ⓘ
administers justice in Georgia ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Georgia
branchOf Government of Georgia (U.S. state) ⓘ
coequalWith Executive branch of Georgia ⓘ
Legislative branch of Georgia ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
ensures uniformity of law in Georgia ⓘ
hasAdministrativeBody Administrative Office of the Courts of Georgia ⓘ
Judicial Council of Georgia ⓘ
hasCourt Court of Appeals of Georgia ⓘ
Georgia juvenile courts ⓘ
Georgia magistrate courts ⓘ
Georgia municipal courts ⓘ
Georgia probate courts ⓘ
Georgia state courts ⓘ
Georgia superior courts ⓘ
hasFunction application of Georgia law ⓘ
interpretation of Georgia law ⓘ
judicial review of state actions ⓘ
protection of individual rights under Georgia law ⓘ
hasJudicialSelectionMethod gubernatorial appointment to fill some vacancies ⓘ
nonpartisan elections for many judgeships ⓘ
hasProfessionalBody State Bar of Georgia (regulated under authority of Supreme Court of Georgia) ⓘ
hasTopCourt Supreme Court of Georgia ⓘ
hears appeals in felony criminal cases ⓘ
appeals in major civil cases ⓘ
constitutional challenges to Georgia statutes ⓘ
highestCourt Supreme Court of Georgia ⓘ
interprets Georgia Constitution ⓘ
Georgia common law ⓘ
Georgia statutory law ⓘ
language English ⓘ
overseenBy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia (for the appellate system) ⓘ
oversees Georgia trial courts ⓘ
partOf Georgia state government system of checks and balances ⓘ
regulates practice of law in Georgia (in part) ⓘ
resolves civil disputes in Georgia courts ⓘ
reviews appeals from lower Georgia courts ⓘ
seatOfHighestCourt Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta
secondHighestCourt Court of Appeals of Georgia ⓘ
subjectTo Georgia Constitution ⓘ
United States Constitution ⓘ
uses Georgia Evidence Code ⓘ
Georgia Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ
Georgia Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of the State of Georgia → hasBranch → Judicial branch of Georgia ⓘ
Clayton Judicial Circuit → partOf → Judicial Branch of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Georgia
Georgia superior courts → partOf → Judicial Branch of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Georgia
Georgia juvenile courts → partOf → Judicial Branch of the State of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Georgia
Georgia probate courts → partOf → Georgia judicial system ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Georgia
Georgia magistrate courts → partOf → Judicial Branch of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Georgia
Court of Appeals of Georgia → partOf → Judicial branch of Georgia ⓘ
Georgia state courts → branchOfGovernment → Judicial branch of Georgia ⓘ
Superior Court of Carroll County → partOf → Judicial Branch of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Georgia
Superior Court of Clayton County → partOf → Judicial Branch of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Georgia
Gwinnett Judicial Circuit → belongsTo → Georgia judicial branch ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Georgia
Seminole County Courthouse → partOf → judicial system of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Georgia
Faculty of Law of Tbilisi State University → collaboratesWith → Georgian judiciary ⓘ
subject linked to: Faculty of Law
linked to: Judicial branch of Georgia
Executive branch of the Government of Georgia → branchCoordinateWith → Judicial branch of the Government of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Georgia
Georgia municipal courts → partOf → Georgia judicial branch ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Georgia
Magistrate courts of Georgia → partOf → Judicial Branch of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Georgia
Rockdale Judicial Circuit → partOf → Georgia Judicial Branch ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Georgia
Piedmont Judicial Circuit → partOf → Georgia judicial branch ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Georgia