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Georgia Court Rules (2026)

We publish 15 Georgia court rule sets totaling 1975 rules. Coverage includes the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Court of Appeals, Uniform Rules governing Superior, State, Juvenile, Magistrate, Probate, and Municipal Courts, and the Georgia Evidence Code. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules.

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Georgia Court Rules & Rules of Practice

How this jurisdiction's courts and rules are organized, written for lawyers new to it: the court system, every ruleset a litigator touches, and how a case actually moves. Last verified September 2, 2026. For informational purposes only.

  1. Court System Overview
  2. The Ruleset Map
  3. Civil Litigation Mechanics
  4. Criminal Practice Mechanics
  5. Evidence
  6. Appellate Mechanics
  7. Rules of Professional Conduct
  8. Attorney Discipline & Enforcement
  9. Newcomer Orientation Notes
  10. Sources & Verification
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Ga. Unif. Super. Ct. R. 260 rules

Uniform Superior Court Rules

Uniform rules for the Superior Courts of Georgia covering case assignment, attorneys, discovery, motions, calendars, domestic relations, criminal proceedings, and court administration.

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Ga. Ct. App. R. 49 rules

Georgia Court of Appeals Rules

Rules of the Georgia Court of Appeals governing practice and procedure for appeals, applications for discretionary and interlocutory appeal, briefs, oral argument, and electronic filing.

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Ga. Evid. Code 217 rules

Georgia Evidence Code

The Georgia Evidence Code (O.C.G.A. Title 24) governs the admission and exclusion of evidence in Georgia courts, modeled on the Federal Rules of Evidence with Georgia-specific modifications covering relevance, privileges, witnesses, expert testimony, hearsay, authentication, and proof.

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Ga. S. Ct. R. 125 rules

Georgia Supreme Court Rules

Rules of the Supreme Court of Georgia governing appeals, filings, briefs, oral argument, certiorari, bar admissions, student practice, and judicial education.

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Ga. Unif. Prob. Ct. R. 133 rules

Uniform Probate Court Rules

Uniform rules for the Probate Courts of Georgia covering court officers, records, procedure, motions, discovery, hearings, trials, virtual proceedings, and appeals.

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Ga. Unif. Magis. Ct. R. 122 rules

Uniform Magistrate Court Rules

Uniform rules for the Magistrate Courts of Georgia covering general administration, criminal rules including bail and arraignment, and civil rules including filings and default judgments.

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Ga. Civ. Prac. Act 101 rules

Georgia Civil Practice Act

Georgia Civil Practice Act (O.C.G.A. Title 9, Chapter 11), ~133 sections governing civil procedure in Georgia courts of record, modeled on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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BCR 117 rules

Georgia State-wide Business Court Rules

Rules of the Georgia State-wide Business Court governing complex business and commercial litigation, covering scope, commencement of action, electronic filing and service, case management, discovery, motions, pretrial and trial procedure, remote proceedings, court records, and judgment.

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Ga. Unif. Juv. Ct. R. 94 rules

Uniform Juvenile Court Rules

Uniform rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia covering proceedings, hearings, motions, citizen review panels, appeals, and virtual proceedings.

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Ga. Unif. Mun. Ct. R. 104 rules

Uniform Municipal Court Rules

Uniform rules for the Municipal Courts of Georgia covering court administration, case assignment, dockets, attorney duties, bail, arraignment, and sentencing.

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Ga. Unif. State Ct. R. 21 rules

Uniform State Court Rules

Uniform rules for the State Courts of Georgia, supplementing the Uniform Superior Court Rules with modifications specific to state court jurisdiction.

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O.C.G.A. 472 rules

Georgia Criminal Procedure (O.C.G.A. Title 17)

The statute that governs criminal proceedings in Georgia, from arrest through appeal, in twenty-two chapters. Georgia puts in its Code what many states put in rules of court, so this is where a criminal practitioner actually works: Chapter 4 is arrest, Chapter 5 searches and seizures, Chapter 6 bonds and recognizances, Chapter 7 pretrial proceedings, Chapter 8 trial, and Chapter 16 discovery. Chapter 3 sets the limitations on prosecution and Chapter 10 sentence and punishment. Chapter 12 is legal defense for indigents, Chapter 13 criminal extradition, and Chapter 17 the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights. Chapter 15 covers victim compensation and Chapter 15A compensation for criminally inflicted property damage. Chapter 20 governs identification procedures for live lineups, photo lineups and showups; Chapter 21 cold case murder reinvestigation; and Chapter 22 compensation for wrongful conviction and incarceration. Repealed chapters are published as such, so a citation in an older opinion still resolves.

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Ga. R. Prof. Conduct 65 rules

Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct

The Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct govern the ethical duties of lawyers practicing in Georgia. Adopted as Part IV of the State Bar Rules, they follow the Model Rules numbering and carry a distinctive Georgia feature: each rule states the maximum penalty for its violation, from a public reprimand to disbarment.

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Ga. Bar R. 56 rules

Georgia Rules of Disciplinary Proceedings

Part IV of the State Bar Rules also governs Georgia's lawyer discipline system: how grievances are received and investigated, the State Disciplinary Board and its hearing procedures, the levels of discipline available, reinstatement, and the Formal Advisory Opinion Board.

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O.C.G.A. 39 rules

Georgia Appellate Practice (O.C.G.A. Title 5, Chapter 6)

The Appellate Practice Act and the general provisions that surround it — the statute that decides how a case reaches the Supreme Court of Georgia or the Court of Appeals, and whether it may. Section 5-6-34 lists the judgments from which an appeal may be taken directly, and section 5-6-35 the cases in which an application for discretionary appeal is required instead; getting that choice wrong is jurisdictional, and between them those two sections decide it. Section 5-6-37 governs the notice of appeal and section 5-6-38 the cross appeal, section 5-6-39 extensions of time, and section 5-6-39.1 the out-of-time appeal. Sections 5-6-40 to 5-6-44 cover the enumeration of errors and the record and transcript on appeal, and section 5-6-45 supersedeas in criminal cases. Article 1 adds the appellate courts' own practice: costs, the form and entry of decisions, the remittitur, and the disposition of a case where a party dies pending appeal.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Georgia courts do these rules cover?
These rules cover the two Georgia appellate courts (Supreme Court and Court of Appeals), six trial court types (Superior, State, Juvenile, Magistrate, Probate, and Municipal Courts), and the State-wide Business Court, which hears complex business and commercial disputes. We also publish the Georgia Civil Practice Act (O.C.G.A. Title 9, Chapter 11) and the Georgia Evidence Code (O.C.G.A. Title 24), both of which apply across all Georgia courts.
What is the relationship between the Uniform Court Rules and the Georgia Code?
Georgia has both court-promulgated procedural rules (the Uniform Rules published here) and statutory procedure in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.). The Uniform Rules supplement the statutory code — for example, the Uniform Superior Court Rules work alongside the Georgia Civil Practice Act (O.C.G.A. Title 9, Chapter 11). Practitioners need to consult both.
How are the Uniform State Court Rules related to the Superior Court Rules?
The Uniform Superior Court Rules apply in State Courts except where the State Court Rules specifically provide otherwise. The Uniform State Court Rules document contains only the modifications — for all other matters, the Superior Court Rules control with terminology changes (e.g., "state" instead of "superior," "prosecuting attorney" instead of "district attorney").
How current are the Georgia rules on this site?
Georgia court rules are sourced from the Supreme Court of Georgia (gasupreme.us) and the Georgia Court of Appeals (gaappeals.gov). The Evidence Code is from O.C.G.A. Title 24. Each rule set displays the date it was last imported.
What is the Georgia Civil Practice Act?
The Georgia Civil Practice Act (O.C.G.A. Title 9, Chapter 11) is Georgia's statutory civil-procedure code, enacted in 1966 and modeled on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. It governs commencement of actions, service, pleadings, motions, parties, discovery, trials, judgments, and post-judgment relief in all Georgia courts of record. The CPA works alongside the Uniform Superior Court Rules — the Uniform Rules supplement the CPA's statutory procedure with court-promulgated practice requirements.