Georgia Judicial Branch
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The Georgia supreme court is the highest court, made up of seven justices popularly elected to 6-year terms. The chief justice is elected by the court for the duration of the justice's term of office.
Georgia Supreme Court members:
- Norman S. Fletcher, Chief Justice
- Leah J. Sears
- Carol W. Hunstein
- George H. Carley
- Hugh P. Thompson
- P. Harris Hines
- Robert Benham
The second highest court is the court of appeals, consisting of nine judges popularly elected on a nonpartisan basis to 6-year terms.
The principal trial courts are the superior courts, which have 159 judges; they are elected on a nonpartisan ballot for 4-year terms.
Other judicial bodies in Georgia include the state (county) courts, juvenile courts, probate courts, magistrate courts, municipal courts, civil courts, and county recorders' courts.