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2018 Georgia Code 50-13-20 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 50 STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 13. Administrative Procedure, 50-13-1 through 50-13-44.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

50-13-20. Review of final judgment.

An aggrieved party may obtain a review of any final judgment of the superior court under this chapter by the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court, as provided by law. In contested cases involving a license to practice medicine or a license to practice dentistry in this state, the filing of an application for appeal or a notice of appeal shall not by itself stay enforcement of the agency decision. In such cases, the superior court which considered the petition for judicial review or the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court may order a stay only if such court makes a finding that the public health, safety, and welfare will not be harmed by the issuance of the stay.

(Ga. L. 1964, p. 338, § 21; Ga. L. 1988, p. 388, § 1.)

Cross references.

- Procedure for appeals from decisions of superior courts reviewing decisions of state and local administrative agencies, § 5-6-35.

Law reviews.

- For survey article on appellate practice and procedure, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 21 (2008). For annual survey of law on administrative law, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2010).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Interlocutory appeals unavailable.

- Under O.C.G.A. § 50-13-20, the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction only of final judgment of a reviewing court and O.C.G.A. § 5-6-34, providing for interlocutory appeal upon certificate of immediate review, does not govern. Hardison v. Booth, 160 Ga. App. 69, 286 S.E.2d 60 (1981).

Denial of motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction was not "final judgment" within meaning of this section and was, therefore, not appealable. Georgia State Bd. of Pharmacy v. Purvis, 155 Ga. App. 597, 271 S.E.2d 870 (1980).

Remand order is not appealable final judgment. Georgia Consumer Ctr., Inc. v. Georgia Power Co., 150 Ga. App. 511, 258 S.E.2d 250 (1979).

Georgia Court of Appeals did not have jurisdiction over an appeal from a decision of a superior court remanding a case involving a challenge to a permit to build a community dock issued under the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act, O.C.G.A. § 12-5-286(a), to an administrative law judge for further consideration. The order was not final as required under O.C.G.A. § 50-13-20. Coastal Marshlands Prot. Comm. v. Altamaha Riverkeeper, Inc., 304 Ga. App. 1, 695 S.E.2d 273, cert. denied, No. S10C1494, 2010 Ga. LEXIS 745 (Ga. 2010).

Superior court order remanding a case back to the administrative tribunal does not constitute a final judgment. State Health Planning Review Bd. v. Piedmont Hosp., 173 Ga. App. 450, 326 S.E.2d 814 (1985).

Rate case remand order considered final judgment.

- Trial court's remand order to the Public Service Commission after making a determination that the matter should be treated as a rate case, rather than a mere accounting matter, was a final order or judgment subject to direct appeal. Georgia Public Serv. Comm'n v. Campaign for a Prosperous Ga., 229 Ga. App. 28, 492 S.E.2d 916 (1997).

Remand returning case for consideration of new evidence was functionally a final order.

- ALJ order remanding a case to the Coastal Marshlands Protection Committee was functionally and substantively an appealable final judgment; the remand did more than merely return the case for consideration of additional issues and evidence, but was ordered on the basis that the committee erred as a matter of law in the committee's construction of a statute. Coastal Marshlands Prot. Comm. v. Ctr. for a Sustainable Coast, 286 Ga. App. 518, 649 S.E.2d 619 (2007), aff'd, 284 Ga. 736, 670 S.E.2d 429 (2008).

Agency party has authority to appeal judgment of court.

- State Board of Pharmacy, being an agency which is also defined as a party, has the authority to appeal an adverse judgment of the superior court. Georgia State Bd. of Pharmacy v. Bennett, 126 Ga. App. 307, 190 S.E.2d 788 (1972).

Finding of no irreparable harm from interim decision was appealable.

- Superior court's decision that a candidate had not shown irreparable harm justifying immediate appeal to the superior court under O.C.G.A. § 50-13-19(a) from an interim decision of the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, was a final decision appealable to the Court of Appeals. Oxendine v. Gov't Transparency & Campaign Fin. Comm'n, 341 Ga. App. 901, 802 S.E.2d 310 (2017).

Cited in Howell v. Harden, 129 Ga. App. 200, 198 S.E.2d 890 (1973); Howell v. Harden, 231 Ga. 594, 203 S.E.2d 206 (1974); Graham v. Board of Exmrs., 133 Ga. App. 430, 211 S.E.2d 385 (1974); Georgia Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. Southern Bell, 254 Ga. 244, 327 S.E.2d 726 (1985); Johnsen v. Collins, 875 F. Supp. 1571 (S.D. Ga. 1994); Atmos Energy Corp. v. Ga. PSC, 290 Ga. App. 243, 659 S.E.2d 385 (2008); Atmos Energy Corp. v. Ga. PSC, 290 Ga. App. 243, 659 S.E.2d 385 (2008); Longleaf Energy Assocs., LLC v. Friends of the Chattahoochee, Inc., 298 Ga. App. 753, 681 S.E.2d 203 (2009); DeKalb County Sch. Dist. v. Ga. State Bd. of Educ., 294 Ga. 349, 751 S.E.2d 827 (2013); C&M Enters. of Ga., LLC v. Williams, 346 Ga. App. 79, 816 S.E.2d 44 (2018).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 639 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 73A C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 467 et seq.

U.L.A.

- Model State Administrative Procedure Act (U.L.A.) § 5-101 et seq.

ALR.

- Approval of or refusal to approve bond of public officer as subject of judicial review, 134 A.L.R. 1359.

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 50-13-20

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Ctr. for a Sustainable Coast v. Coastal Marshlands Prot. Comm., 670 S.E.2d 429 (Ga. 2008).

Cited 33 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 17, 2008 | 284 Ga. 736, 2008 Fulton County D. Rep. 3665

...court discovers from the record on appeal that a judgment has been rendered by a court having no jurisdiction of the subject matter, it will of its own motion reverse the judgment."). [8] See OCGA §§ 50-13-19 (judicial review of contested cases), 50-13-20 (appeals to Court of Appeals or Supreme Court), 50-13-20.1 (judicial review of decisions in contested cases issued pursuant to Code Section 50-13-41)....
...Gibson, 251 Ga. 66, 69, 303 S.E.2d 19 (1983). See OCGA § 50-13-19(a) (requiring exhaustion of "all administrative remedies available within the agency" as prerequisite to judicial review in superior court). [21] McKart, 395 U.S. at 195, 89 S.Ct. 1657. [22] OCGA § 50-13-20.
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Georgia Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. S. Bell, 327 S.E.2d 726 (Ga. 1985).

Cited 25 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Apr 2, 1985 | 254 Ga. 244

...The scope of judicial review is limited to those objections which were presented to the agency. Dept. of Public Safety v. MacLafferty, 230 Ga. 22 (195 SE2d 748) (1973). Judicial review on appeal to one of the appellate courts of this state is limited by the APA to final orders, OCGA § 50-13-20, and if the superior court orders a remand on any issue, such ruling is not appealable....
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Reich v. Collins, 437 S.E.2d 320 (Ga. 1993).

Cited 22 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Dec 2, 1993 | 263 Ga. 602, 93 Fulton County D. Rep. 4325, 17 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2001

...itutional challenge to a state tax. Under OCGA § 50-13-12, a taxpayer who is aggrieved by "any act" of the Department of Revenue "in a matter involving ... liability for taxes," is entitled to a hearing before the Department. OCGA §§ 50-13-19 and 50-13-20 provide for judicial review to a taxpayer dissatisfied with a decision by the Department of Revenue in a case brought under OCGA § 50-13-12....
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DeKalb Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Georgia State Bd. of Educ., 294 Ga. 349 (Ga. 2013).

Cited 18 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 25, 2013 | 751 S.E.2d 827

...y noticed. Id. at (a) (8). The rules of evidence generally must be followed, and the member is afforded the opportunity to cross-examine witnesses. OCGA § 50-13-15. The final decision is subject to judicial review and appeal. OCGA §§ 50-13-19 and 50-13-20....
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Stokes v. Edwards, 272 Ga. 98 (Ga. 2000).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jan 31, 2000 | 526 S.E.2d 853, 2000 Fulton County D. Rep. 420

...Procedure Act (OCGA § 50-13-19 (b)), which is the procedural authority controlling review of decisions in proceedings brought under the Code of Ethics (OCGA § 45-10-4). Second, the superior court’s judgment was subject to appellate review. OCGA § 50-13-20....