Effingham County, Georgia (Judicial)
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Effingham County is located within the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit of the Superior Court First District.
In addition to the Superior Court the people of Effingham 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 Southern District of Georgia has jurisdiction in Effingham County. Appeals from the Southern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
Courts
Superior Courts
1st Superior Court District of Georgia
This court is divided into five districts:
Atlantic Judicial Circuit
Brunswick Judicial Circuit
Eastern Judicial Circuit
Ogeechee Judicial Circuit
Waycross Judicial Circuit
State Courts
Effingham County State Court, Georgia
Probate Courts
Effingham County Probate Court, Georgia
Juvenile Courts
Effingham County Juvenile Court, Georgia
Magistrate Courts
Effingham County Magistrate Court, Georgia
Former judges
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Liberty County, Georgia, "Directory of Judges," accessed February 4, 2015
- ↑ Chatham Courts, "Superior Court Judges," accessed February 4, 2015
- ↑ Judicial Council of Georgia, "State Court Judges Directory," accessed April 27, 2014
- ↑ Council of Probate Court Judges, "Directory of Judges," accessed February 5, 2015
- ↑ Council of Juvenile Court Judges of Georgia, "Juvenile Court Judges by County," accessed March 11, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Courts, "Magistrate Court Directory," accessed May 14, 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