Georgia Online Resources for the Georgia Bench & Bar

Georgia Resources:

Attorney General Opinions
Bar Associations & Legal Organizations
Constitution
County & City websites
Court Rules
Courts
Directories of Court Clerks
Directories of Judges
Ethics
Forms
Law Schools & Law Libraries
Legislation
Ordinances
Regulations

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance
Commercial Law
Consumer Affairs
Corporations
Corrections
Education
Environment
Insurance
Labor & Employment
Real Estate
Securities
Tax
UCC




Georgia Constitution

Georgia Constitution - Current version

Georgia Constitution - Earlier versions

LEXIS - GA;GACNST

WESTLAW - GA-ST-ANN

Georgia Legislation

Bills

Georgia General Assembly

House of Representatives

Senate

LEXIS - GA; GATEXT and GA; GATRCK.

WESTLAW - GA-BILLS and GA-BILLTRK.

Session Laws

Galileo - The database currently contains the Acts of the Georgia General Assembly for the years 1781-1999. In the future, additional documents will be added to include Journal of the House of Representatives and Journal of the Senate of the State of Georgia. Select "Georgia" tab, "Laws & Legislation" and "Georgia Legislative Documents."

LEXIS - GA; GAALS.

WESTLAW - GA-LEGIS.

Statutes

Official Code of Georgia



Georgia Courts

State Courts

Georgia Supreme Court - Opinions are free from 2005. Recent Certioraris Granted and Docket Information are also available. Coverage of Georgia Supreme Court opinions extending further back than 2005 are available free through Lexis.One - search by cite or keyword.

Georgia Court of Appeals - Court of Appeals opinions for the past 5 years are available free through Lexis.One. Contains Docket Information. Site also includes Standards of Review.

Georgia Superior Courts - Site provides links to superior courts and maps of the superior circuits.

Bibb County State Court - site includes Bibb County Civil Jury Verdict Reports.


Federal Appellate Court:

11th Circuit Court of Appeals - Published opinions from 1995. Unpublished opinions available from April 18th, 2005 in pdf format.


Federal District Courts:

U.S. District Court - Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court - Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court - Southern District of Georgia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of Georgia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Middle District of Georgia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of Georgia

Other Online Sources:

Casemaker - Available to Georgia bar members.

WESTLAW - GA-CS .

LEXIS - GA; GACTS.

Georgia Court Rules

Rules of the Supreme Court of Georgia

Rules of the Court of Appeals of Georgia

Uniform Rules for the Georgia Superior Courts

Bibb County Civil Court Rules

Uniform State Court Rules

Uniform Rules of Juvenile Court

Uniform Rules of the Magistrate Court

Uniform Rules of the Probate Court

Code of Judicial Conduct

Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules; Model Court Mediation Rules

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia - Local Rules

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia - Local Rules

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia - Local Rules

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Georgia - Local Bankruptcy Rules

Federal Appellate Rules - 11th Circuit Rules and Internal Operating Procedures

Links to local court rules are also located at The Judicial Branch of Georgia website.

WESTLAW - GA-RULES and GA-ORDERS

LEXIS - GA; GARULE



Georgia Regulations

Office of Secretary of State - Rules and regulations from the Official Compilation.

Georgia.gov - State website contains links to Georgia state agencies with their rules and regulations. Select "Agencies and Organizations" link at top of home page.

LEXIS - GA: ADMN and GA; RGTR

WESTLAW - GA-ADC and GA-REGTRK



Georgia Legal Forms

Georgia Probate Court Forms

Georgia Juvenile Court Forms

Georgia Magistrate Court Forms

Protective Order Forms

Bibb County Civil Court Forms

U.S. District Court for the Northern District - Forms

U.S. District Court for the Middle District - Forms

U.S. District Court for the Southern District - Forms

Pattern Jury Instructions (Civil) - 11th Circuit

Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal) - 11th Circuit

Banking and Finance

Consumer Affairs

Domestic Relations Forms Packet from Fulton County Family Division.

Employment

Insurance

UCC Checklist, Filings and Forms

Georgia Forms - expanding collection of a variety of forms from Dougherty County Law Library.

LEXIS - To search for Georgia forms on LEXIS, go to "Find a Source" tab and type: "Georgia forms." A template arranged by topics will appear. It contains Georgia Civil Procedure Forms, Georgia Domestic Relations Forms, Georgia Estate Planning, Will Drafting and Estate Administration Forms, Georgia Real Estate Forms, and Georgia Corporate Forms.

WESTLAW - To search for Georgia forms on Westlaw, go to "Search These Databases" and type: "Georgia forms." A template arranged by topics will appear. It contains Georgia Forms Legal and Business, Georgia Litigation Forms and Analysis, ENFLEX Environmental, Health and Safety Forms, Georgia Forms: Business and Commercial, Elder Care and Nursing Home Litigation in Georgia with Forms, Premises Liability, Family Law, Real Property, National Transactional forms, Contracts/Commercial Law Forms, Georgia Appellate Practice with Forms, Daniel's Georgia Criminal Trial Practice Forms, Georgia Securities Practice with Forms, Soft Tissue Injuries in Georgia Including Whiplash with Forms, and Georgia Law of Torts - Forms.

Legal Forms on the Internet - includes Georgia forms.



Georgia Legal Ethics

Ethics and Discipline Rules

Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct

Advisory Opinions

Recent Disciplinary Action

2005-2006 State Bar of Georgia Handbook

Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct

Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission Ethics Opinions



Georgia Attorney General Opinions

Opinions of the Attorney General -1994 to date.

WESTLAW - GA-AG, 1977-

LEXIS - GA; GAAG, 1970-



Practice Areas


Georgia Banking and Finance

Department of Banking and Finance


Georgia Commercial Law

UCC System

LEXIS - GA; GAUCC

WESTLAW - GA-UCC


Georgia Consumer Affairs

Consumer Affairs


Georgia Corporations

Corporations

LEXIS - GA;GAINC

WESTLAW - GA-CORP


Georgia Corrections

Department of Corrections


Georgia Education

Department of Education


Georgia Environment

Department of Natural Resources

LEXIS - GA;GAENV

WESTLAW - GA-ENV


Georgia Insurance

Insurance

LEXIS - INSRLW

WESTLAW - GA-INSUR


Georgia Labor and Employment

Department of Labor


Georgia Real Estate

Bibb County Property Records/Liens

Georgia Real Estate System

LEXIS - GA;GAPROP

WESTLAW - GA-LJ


Georgia Securities

LEXIS - GA; STSEC, 1907-

WESTLAW - GASEC-COMBINED

Securities and Business Division


Georgia Tax

LEXIS - GA;STTAX

WESTLAW GATX-CS cases from 1846; GATX-ST; GATX-ADC;RIA-GA; RIA-GAEXP

Georgia Department of Revenue website provides business and personal tax forms.


Georgia UCC

UCC Checklist, Filing and Forms

LEXIS - UCC and UCC;ALLUCC

WESTLAW -UCC-ALL , UCC-CS and UCC-CS+






Georgia Directories of Judges

Superior Court Judges Directory

State Court Judges Directory

11th Circuit Court Court of Appeals Judges Directory



Georgia Directories of Court Clerks

Bibb County Superior Court Clerk

Superior Court Clerks by County

Georgia Court of Appeals Clerk

Georgia Supreme Court Clerk's Office

11th Circuit Court of Appeals Clerk

U.S. District Court for the Northern District Clerk

U.S. District Court for the Middle District Clerk

U.S. District Court for the Southern District Clerk



Georgia County & City Ordinances

Municipal Code Corporation



Georgia Bar Associations & Legal Organizations

State Bar of Georgia

Atlanta Bar Association

Macon Bar Association

Georgia Local Bar Associations - Directory

ACLU of Georgia
Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
Georgia Association for Women Lawyers
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Georgia Public Defender Standards Council
Georgia Justice Project
Georgia Innocence Project




Georgia County and City Websites

Bibb County
Bibb County Property Records

Houston County
Jones County
Monroe County
Peach County

Other Georgia Counties
Georgia County Snapshots

City of Macon website
Georgia CityScapes (for 173 cities)



Georgia Law Schools and Law Libraries

Emory University School of Law
Emory University School of Law MacMillan Law Library

Georgia State College of Law
Georgia State College of Law Library

Mercer University School of Law
Mercer University Law Library

University of Georgia School of Law
University of Georgia School of Law Library

Dougherty County Law Library

Fulton County Law Library

Gwinnett County Law Library

State of Georgia Law Library

Georgia Libraries Online Catalogs

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