Rule 12. Terms of Court

The Court has three terms of court per year. Cases are docketed to a term as required by the Constitution of the State of Georgia and as otherwise required by law. The docket will specify the specific term to which a case is docketed. Cases docketed to a specific term must be decided before the expiration of the following term.

The Court’s terms (including any motion for reconsideration period) are as follows:

(1) the December term begins the first Monday in December and ends March 31 the following year;

(2) the April term begins the first Monday in April and ends July 17;

(3) the August term begins the first Monday in August and ends November 18.