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Ga. Sup. Ct. R. 3 (2026)

Terms Of Court

✓ current as of July 2026
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This Court has three terms of court each year — the December Term, the April Term, and the August Term. Cases are docketed to a term as required by the Constitution of the State of Georgia and as otherwise required by law. The docket will specify the term to which a case is docketed. Cases docketed to a specific term must be decided before the expiration of the following term.

The Court’s terms (including any motion for reconsideration period) are as follows:

(1) The December Term begins on the first Monday in December and ends on March 31 of the following year;

(2) The April Term begins on the first Monday in April and ends on July 17;

(3) The August Term begins on the first Monday in August and ends on November 18.