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Georgia Code Title 5. Appeal and Error § 5-3-4

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, the superior and state courts shall have appellate jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter over a final judgment of a lower judicatory.

(b) The superior courts shall not have appellate jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter over any state court. The state courts shall not have appellate jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter over any superior court. In addition, neither a superior court nor a state court shall have appellate jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter over the following courts or matters:

(1) Juvenile courts;

(2) The Municipal Court of Columbus;

(3) The Civil Court of Macon-Bibb County;

(4) The Civil Court of Richmond County;

(5) The Georgia State-wide Business Court;

(6) A civil case in an Article 6 probate court;

(7) An order appointing a temporary administrator; and

(8) Any other court from which an appeal directly to the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court is authorized.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (g) of Code Section 5-3-17, this chapter shall preempt any local law or any locally enacted law, ordinance, regulation, rule, or procedure in conflict with this chapter governing an appeal of a final judgment to a reviewing court.

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