O.C.G.A. § 15-6-3: Terms of court.

The terms of court for the superior courts for each of the judicial circuits shall commence as follows:

(1) Alapaha Circuit:

(A) Atkinson County — First Monday in April and October.

(B) Berrien County — First Monday in February and August.

(C) Clinch County — Third Monday in March and September.

(D) Cook County — Second Monday in January and July.

(E) Lanier County — Fourth Monday in April and October;

provided, however, that if any term of court in the Alapaha Circuit begins on an official state holiday, the term of court shall commence on the following Tuesday; and if any other day within the term of court shall be an official state holiday, the court shall be closed for that holiday.

(2) Alcovy Circuit:

(A) Newton County — Second and third Mondays in January, April, July, and October.

(B) Walton County — First and second Mondays in February, May, August, and November.

(2.1) Appalachian Circuit:

(A) Fannin County — Second Monday in May and second Monday in November.

(B) Gilmer County — Second Monday in April and second Monday in October.

(C) Pickens County — Second Monday in March and second Monday in September.

(3) Atlanta Circuit:

Fulton County — First Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November.

(4) Atlantic Circuit:

(A) Bryan County — Third Monday in March and first Monday in November.

(B) Evans County — First Monday in February and first Monday in August.

(C) Liberty County — Second Monday in February and September.

(D) Long County — First Monday in March and third Monday in August.

(E) McIntosh County — Third Monday in May and first Monday in December.

(F) Tattnall County — Third Monday in April and October.

(5) Augusta Circuit:

(A) Burke County — Fourth Monday in April and October.

(B) Richmond County — Third Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November.

(5.1) Bell-Forsyth Circuit:

Forsyth County — Second Monday in March, July, and November.

(6) Blue Ridge Circuit:

Cherokee County — Second Monday in January, May, and September.

(7) Brunswick Circuit:

(A) Appling County — Second and third Mondays in February and third and fourth Mondays in October.

(B) Camden County — First Monday in April and November.

(C) Glynn County — Second Monday in March and September.

(D) Jeff Davis County — First and second Mondays in March; fourth Monday in September; and first Monday in October.

(E) Wayne County — Third and fourth Mondays in April and November.

(8) Chattahoochee Circuit:

(A) Chattahoochee County — Fourth Monday in March and September.

(B) Harris County — Second Monday in January, May, and September.

(C) Marion County — Fourth Monday in April and October.

(D) Muscogee County — First Monday in February, April, June, August, October, and December.

(E) Talbot County — Second Monday in March and November and third Monday in August.

(F) Taylor County — Second Monday in February, June, and October.

(9) Cherokee Circuit:

(A) Bartow County — First Monday in February, May, August, and November.

(B) Gordon County — First Monday in March, December, and June; and second Monday in September.

(10) Clayton Circuit:

Clayton County — First Monday in February, May, August, and November.

(11) Cobb Circuit:

Cobb County — Second Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November.

(11.1) Columbia Circuit:

Columbia County —Fourth Monday in March and September.

(12) Conasauga Circuit:

(A) Murray County — Second Monday in February and August.

(B) Whitfield County — Second Monday in January and July.

(13) Cordele Circuit:

(A) Ben Hill County — Second and third Mondays in January; first, second, and third Mondays in April; third and fourth Mondays in June; and third and fourth Mondays in September and Monday following.

(B) Crisp County — Third and fourth Mondays in February and Monday following; third and fourth Mondays in May; first, second, and third Mondays in August; and second and third Mondays in November.

(C) Dooly County — First and second Mondays in February; fourth Monday in April and Monday following; third and fourth Mondays in July; and third and fourth Mondays in October.

(D) Wilcox County — Second and third Mondays in March; fourth Monday in August and Monday following; and first and second Mondays in December.

(14) Coweta Circuit:

(A) Carroll County — Second Monday in January and first Monday in April and third Monday in June and first Monday in October.

(B) Coweta County — First Monday in March and first Tuesday in September.

(C) Heard County — Third Monday in March and September.

(D) Meriwether County — Third Monday in February, May, August, and November.

(E) Troup County — First Monday in February, May, August, and November.

(15) Dougherty Circuit:

Dougherty County — Second Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November.

(15.1) Douglas Circuit:

Douglas County — Second Monday in April and October.

(16) Dublin Circuit:

(A) Johnson County — Third Monday in March, June, September, and December.

(B) Laurens County — Fourth Monday in January, April, July, and October.

(C) Treutlen County — Third Monday in February and August.

(D) Twiggs County — Second Monday in January, April, July, and October.

(17) Eastern Circuit:

Chatham County — First Monday in March, June, September, and December.

(17.1) Enotah Circuit:

(A) Towns County — January 1 and July 1.

(B) Union County — January 1 and July 1.

(C) Lumpkin County — Fourth Monday in February and August.

(D) White County — First Monday in April and October.

(18) Flint Circuit:

Henry County — Fourth Monday in January, April, and October and second Monday in July.

(19) Griffin Circuit:

(A) Fayette County — Second Monday in March and second Monday in September.

(B) Pike County — Second Monday in March and second Monday in September.

(C) Spalding County — Second Monday in March and second Monday in September.

(D) Upson County — Second Monday in March and second Monday in September.

(20) Gwinnett Circuit:

Gwinnett County — First Monday in March, June, and December and second Monday in September.

(21) Houston Circuit:

Houston County — First Monday in January, April, July, and October.

(22) Lookout Mountain Circuit:

(A) Catoosa County — First Monday in March and second Monday in September.

(B) Chattooga County — First Monday in February and August.

(C) Dade County — First Monday in April and second Monday in October.

(D) Walker County — First Monday in May and November.

(23) Macon Circuit:

(A) Bibb County — First Monday in February, April, June, August, October, and December.

(B) Crawford County — Third and fourth Mondays in March and October.

(C) Peach County — First and second Mondays in March and August and third and fourth Mondays in November.

(24) Middle Circuit:

(A) Candler County — First and second Mondays in February and August.

(B) Emanuel County — Second Monday in January, April, July, and October.

(C) Jefferson County — Second Monday in May and November.

(D) Toombs County — Fourth Monday in February, May, August, and November.

(E) Washington County — First Monday in March, June, September, and December.

(25) Mountain Circuit:

(A) Habersham County — January 1 and July 1.

(B) Rabun County — January 1 and July 1.

(C) Stephens County — January 1 and July 1.

(26) Northeastern Circuit:

(A) Dawson County — First Monday in March and second Monday in September.

(B) Hall County — Second Monday in January, April, and July, and first Monday in October.

(27) Northern Circuit:

(A) Elbert County — Third Monday in January and fourth Monday in July.

(B) Franklin County — Third Monday in March and September.

(C) Hart County — Third Monday in February and August.

(D) Madison County — Third Monday in April and October.

(E) Oglethorpe County — Third Monday in May and November.

(28) Ocmulgee Circuit:

(A) Baldwin County — Second Monday in January, April, July, and October.

(B) Greene County — Fourth Monday in January, April, August, and November.

(C) Hancock County — Fourth Monday in March and September.

(D) Jasper County — Second Monday in February, May, August, and November.

(E) Jones County — First Monday in February and August and third Monday in April and October.

(F) Morgan County — First Monday in March, June, September, and December.

(G) Putnam County — Third Monday in March, June, September, and December.

(H) Wilkinson County — Fourth Monday in February, first Monday in April and October, and third Monday in August.

(29) Oconee Circuit:

(A) Bleckley County — Second Monday in March and July and fourth Monday in October, and there shall be a grand jury for each term.

(B) Dodge County — Third Monday in February, first Monday in June, and last Monday in September, and there shall be a grand jury for each term.

(C) Montgomery County — First Monday in February and second Monday in August, and there shall be a grand jury for each term.

(D) Pulaski County — Second Monday in April and September and first Monday in December, and there shall be a grand jury for each term.

(E) Telfair County — Third Monday in March and August and first Monday in November, and there shall be a grand jury for each term.

(F) Wheeler County — Last Monday in January and first Monday in August, and there shall be a grand jury for each term.

(30) Ogeechee Circuit:

(A) Bulloch County — First Monday in February, May, August, and November.

(B) Effingham County — First Monday in June and December.

(C) Jenkins County — First Monday in March and September.

(D) Screven County — Second Monday in January and first Monday in April, July, and October.

(31) Pataula Circuit:

(A) Clay County — Second Monday in March and September.

(B) Early County — Second Monday in January and July.

(C) Miller County — Third Monday in February and August.

(D) Quitman County — Fourth Monday in March and September.

(E) Randolph County — Second Monday in May and November.

(F) Seminole County — Third Monday in April and October.

(G) Terrell County — First Monday in June and December.

(31.1) Paulding Circuit:

Paulding County — Second Monday in January and July.

(32) Piedmont Circuit:

(A) Banks County — First Monday in February and August; and there shall be a grand jury for each term, but the grand jury shall not be required to be impaneled in the first day of each term.

(B) Barrow County — First Monday in February and August; and there shall be a grand jury for each term, but the grand jury shall not be required to be impaneled in the first day of each term.

(C) Jackson County — First Monday in February and August; and there shall be a grand jury for each term, but the grand jury shall not be required to be impaneled in the first day of each term.

(32.1) Rockdale Circuit:

Rockdale County — First Monday in January, April, July, and October.

(33) Rome Circuit:

Floyd County — Second Monday in January, March, July, and September and first Monday in May and November.

(34) South Georgia Circuit:

(A) Baker County — Third Monday in January and July.

(B) Calhoun County — Last Monday in May and November.

(C) Decatur County — First Monday in May and November.

(D) Grady County — Third Monday in March and September.

(E) Mitchell County — Third Monday in April and October.

(35) Southern Circuit:

(A) Brooks County — First Monday in April and October.

(B) Colquitt County — First Monday in February and August.

(C) Echols County — First Monday in February and August.

(D) Lowndes County — First Monday in March and first Tuesday immediately following first Monday in September.

(E) Thomas County — First Monday in April and October.

(36) Southwestern Circuit:

(A) Lee County — Fourth Monday in April and October.

(B) Macon County — Second Monday in May and November.

(C) Schley County — Second Monday in February and August.

(D) Stewart County — Third Monday in March and September.

(E) Sumter County — Fourth Monday in February, May, and August and the Monday following the fourth Thursday in November.

(F) Webster County — Second Monday in January and July.

(37) Stone Mountain Circuit:

DeKalb County — First Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November.

(38) Tallapoosa Circuit:

(A) Haralson County — Third Monday in January and August.

(B) Polk County — Third Monday in March and July;

provided, however, that in the Tallapoosa Circuit, if the Monday set for the term of court to begin is a legal holiday, the term of court shall commence on the Tuesday next following that Monday.

(39) Tifton Circuit:

(A) Irwin County — Second Monday in February and second Monday in August.

(B) Tift County — Second Monday in March and second Monday in September.

(C) Turner County — Second Monday in April and second Monday in October.

(D) Worth County — Second Monday in January and second Monday in July.

(40) Toombs Circuit:

(A) Glascock County — Third Monday in February, May, August, and November.

(B) Lincoln County — Fourth Monday in January, third Monday in April, fourth Monday in July, and third Monday in October.

(C) McDuffie County — Second Monday in March, June, September, and December.

(D) Taliaferro County — Fourth Monday in February, May, August, and November.

(E) Warren County — Third Monday in January and first Monday in April, July, and October.

(F) Wilkes County — First Monday in February, May, August, and November.

(40.1) Towaliga Circuit:

(A) Butts County — Second Monday in January, April, July, and October.

(B) Lamar County — Second Monday in March, June, September, and December.

(C) Monroe County — Second Monday in February, May, August, and November.

(41) Waycross Circuit:

(A) Bacon County — Third Monday in April and October.

(B) Brantley County — Fourth Monday in February and August.

(C) Charlton County — Second Monday in February and August.

(D) Coffee County — Second Monday in March and September.

(E) Pierce County — Third Monday in March and September.

(F) Ware County — Second Monday in April and October.

provided, however, that the grand jury shall not be required to be impaneled on the first day of each new term but upon a date and time as scheduled by the court.

(42) Western Circuit:

(A) Clarke County — Second Monday in January, April, July, and October.

(B) Oconee County — Second Monday in March and September.