From the Augusta Bar Association As many of you are aware, Judge Carl Brown, Chief Judge of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, is spearheading a push to allocate additional resources for the improved administration of justice in Richmond County. We recognize…
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Access to Justice, the Georgia Justice Project, and the State Bar of Georgia are sponsoring record restriction clinics throughout the state. The virtual clinics begin with an educational town hall. This program provides the public with information on what record…
As you are aware, the Courts have been under a Judicial Emergency since March 13, 2020. As a result, all scheduled State Court hearings were cancelled except for emergency and essential hearings. Although we are still operating under a Judicial…
TO: Members of the Augusta Bar Association FROM: Hattie Holmes Sullivan SUBJECT: Updated Office Closure Due to Covid-19 As mentioned in my previous memo, our office has two positive Covid-19 cases. Therefore, I have temporarily restricted physical access to the…
2020 Law Day Celebration Given the current gathering restrictions, the Law Day Celebration has been cancelled. Instead, the Augusta Bar Association invites its members to participate in the Legal Food Frenzy as a way to celebrate Law Day. [one_third][responsive][/responsive] Hunger…
Pursuant to OCGA § 38-3-61, and due to the continuing statewide emergency involving the transmission of Coronavirus/COVID-19, the Honorable Harold D. Melton, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, does hereby extend the March 14, 2020 (amended) Order Declaring…
The Judges of the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit will meet on April 21, 2020 to consider vacancies in the Magistrates Courts of Richmond and Burke Counties. [button link=”https://www.augustabar.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/MEMO_to_Augusta_Bar_Re_Magistrate_Vacancies.pdf” color=”red”]Read Memo[/button]
Clerks of Superior Court in the 159 counties in Georgia will provide reasonable access to all Real Estate filers and reasonable access to all document recordings of land records in their respective counties during the COVID19 state and national emergency.…
Please find a link below to access the Memo from the Judges of the Augusta Circuit Juvenile Court. Memo from Juvenile Court