Atlanta, December 18, 2024 – Seven judges were recently administered the oath of office and officially sworn in to serve new terms on the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Most of the judges are continuing their service on the Court, including Chief Judge Amanda H. Mercier, Presiding Judge Stephen A. Louis Dillard, Judge Brian M. Rickman, Judge Kenneth B. Hodges, III, Judge Benjamin A. Land, and Judge Jeffrey A. Watkins. The Court will also welcome to the bench Judge Jeffrey R. Davis, who was elected to fill the seat being vacated by Presiding Judge M. Yvette Miller.
The judges were all chosen in a nonpartisan statewide judicial election held in May 2024. Their terms will formally commence on January 1, 2025, and continue for six years.
The Court of Appeals of Georgia is the state’s intermediate appellate court. It was established in 1906 and consists of fifteen judges who serve in five divisions. The Court has statewide appellate jurisdiction of all cases except those involving constitutional questions, murder, and habeas corpus cases where original appellate jurisdiction lies with the Supreme Court.