Lanier County, Georgia (Judicial)
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Lanier County is located within the Alapaha Judicial Circuit of the Superior Court Second District.
In addition to the Superior Court the people of Lanier County are served by a Probate Court, a Juvenile Court, a Magistrate Court and a Municipal Court.
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia has jurisdiction in Lanier County. Appeals from the Middle District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
Superior Courts
2nd Superior Court District of Georgia
This district is divided into six circuits:
Alapaha Judicial Circuit
Dougherty Judicial Circuit
Pataula Judicial Circuit
South Georgia Judicial Circuit
Southern Judicial Circuit
- Harry Jay Altman II (Chief judge)
- Richard M. Cowart
- James E. Hardy
- Brian McDaniel
- James G. Tunison[2]
Tifton Judicial Circuit
Probate Courts
Lanier County Probate Court, Georgia
Juvenile Courts
Lanier County Juvenile Court, Georgia
Former judges
Magistrate Courts
Lanier County Magistrate Court, Georgia
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dougherty County, Georgia, "Dougherty Judicial Circuit Superior Court," accessed October 26, 2018
- ↑ Southern Judicial District, "Judges and Staff, "accessed February 4, 2015
- ↑ Tifton Circuit, "Superior Court Judges," accessed February 4, 2015
- ↑ Administrative Office of the Courts, "Superior Court Directory," accessed May 4, 2014
- ↑ WALB News 10, “Gov. Kemp announces new Superior Court Judge from South Georgia" accessed December 4, 2024
- ↑ Council of Probate Court Judges, "Directory of Judges," accessed February 10, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Courts, "Juvenile Court Judges by County," accessed September 25, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Courts, "Magistrate Court Directory," accessed May 14, 2015
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