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1 By: Kyle Bresko, Michael Drewry, Cameron Patt, JD
Court of appeals By: Kyle Bresko, Michael Drewry, Cameron Patt, JD

2 Overview It’s the Intermediate appellate court in Georgia
Established in 1906 Has 12 judges They serve in 4 divisions

3 Judges Chief Judge, Sara L. Doyle
Presiding Judge, Gary Blaylock Andrews Presiding Judge, Anne Elizabeth Barnes Presiding Judge, M. Yvette Miller Presiding Judge, John J. Ellington Presiding Judge, Herbert E. Phipps Judge, Stephen Louis A. Dillard Judge, Christopher J. McFadden Judge, Michael P. Boggs Judge, William M. Ray, II Judge, Elizabeth L. Branch (Lisa) Judge, Carla Wong McMillian

4 Jurisdiction Doesn’t have jurisdiction over constitutional questions and title disputes Questions of the constitutionality of statutes Land title disputes The construction of wills Murder Election contests Habeas corpus Extraordinary remedies Divorce and alimony Cases in which original appellate jurisdiction lies with the superior courts

5 Geography 13 Courts of Appeals 11 Numbered Circuits
12th circuit is D.C. circuit 13th has nation wide jurisdiction We are in the 11th circuit and the Northern District of Georgia Georgia consists of a middle, northern, and southern district

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