Chattooga County, Georgia (Judicial)
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Chattooga County is located within the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit of the Superior Court Seventh District.
In addition to the Superior Court the people of Chattooga County are served by a Probate Court, a Juvenile Court, a Magistrate Court, two Municipal Courts and a State Court.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has jurisdiction in Chattooga County. Appeals from the Northern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
Courts
Superior Court
7th Superior Court District of Georgia
This district is divided into eight circuits.
Cherokee Judicial Circuit
Cobb Judicial Circuit
Conasauga Judicial Circuit
- William T. Boyett (Chief judge)
- Scott Minter
- M. Cindy Morris
- Jim Wilbanks
Douglas Judicial Circuit
Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit
Paulding Judicial Circuit
Rome Judicial Circuit
Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit
State Courts
Chattooga County State Court, Georgia
Probate Courts
Chattooga County Probate Court, Georgia
Juvenile Courts
Chattooga County Juvenile Court, Georgia
Magistrate Courts
Chattooga County Magistrate Court, Georgia
Former judges
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Seventh Judicial Administrative District, "Judicial Circuits of the Seventh District," accessed February 4, 2015
- ↑ Cobb County Georgia, "Superior Court Judges," accessed June 30, 2022
- ↑ Administrative Office of the Courts, "Superior Court Directory," accessed May 4, 2014
- ↑ Judicial Council of Georgia, "State Court Judges Directory," accessed April 27, 2014
- ↑ Council of Juvenile Court Judges of Georgia, "Juvenile Court Judges by County," accessed March 11, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Council of Magistrate Court Judges, "Judge Directory," accessed June 2, 2015
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia
State courts:
Georgia Supreme Court • Georgia Court of Appeals • Georgia Superior Courts • Georgia State Courts • Georgia Business Court • Georgia Juvenile Courts • Georgia Probate Courts • Georgia Magistrate Courts • Georgia Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Georgia • Georgia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Georgia
Elections
- See also: Georgia judicial elections
Georgia is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Georgia, click here.
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Georgia judicial elections, 2014
- Georgia judicial elections, 2012
- Georgia judicial elections, 2010
Election rules
Primary election
Most court elections in Georgia are nonpartisan. Counties may choose to hold partisan elections for probate court positions. There are only judicial primaries for partisan elections.[1][2]
Runoff election
If no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the election (at least 50%+1 of the vote), a runoff election will be held between the two candidates with the most votes.[3]
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- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Election Law In Georgia: What City And County Attorneys Need To Know" September 2008 Scroll to p. 4
- ↑ O.C.G.A. § 21-2-285.1 Nonpartisan elections -- Form of ballot; runoff election; declaration of prevailing candidate as duly elected