Chief Justice P. Harris Hines of the Georgia Supreme Court gives the State of the Judiciary address at the State Capitol (Photo: John Disney/ ALM)
The Judicial Council of Georgia approved two new superior court judgeships Wednesday, one for the Griffin Judicial Circuit south of Atlanta and one for the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit to the north.
The council approved the requests during a meeting in Marietta after receiving data and recommendations on the workload of the current judges on those courts. The 27-member group is made up of judges from around the state and chaired by the chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. This was the last meeting for Chief Justice P. Harris Hines, who will retire later this month.
