Rule 39.9 – Court information

May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Georgia

The chief judge of each circuit may require the superior court clerk of each county of that circuit to furnish to the chief judge within 10 days after the end of each month, a general civil, domestic relations and a criminal caseload management report. The Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court may request copies of the information that is furnished to the Chief Judges of the circuits pursuant to this rule.

The case types, events types and disposition methods used in these reports will conform to Judicial Council guidelines for reporting caseload. Each such report shall include the following.

(A) the number of cases filed by case type in the prior month and year to date;
(B) the number of cases disposed by case type and disposition method in the prior month and year to date;
(C) the number and type of pending cases;
(D) a list of cases more than 120 days old (criminal) and 180 days old (civil/domestic relations) to include the following data:

(i) case number,
(ii) style,
(iii) case type,
(iv) filing date,
(v) next event scheduled,
(vi) date of that event; and
(E) any other information the Chief Judge requests that is contained within court standardized computer programs.

Ga. R. Sup. Ct. 39.9