The Office of the Superior and State Court
Administrator provides administrative support services to the
Superior and State Courts of the Circuit. The types of services
provided include budget and financial management, personnel
services, purchasing and contracting, liaison with other branches
and agencies of government and with the public. Divisions within
the Office manage and coordinate the Alternative Dispute
Resolution (ADR) Program, the Divorcing Parents Seminar, the DUI/Drug
Court and the Clayton County Law Library.
The Superior Court of the Clayton Judicial
Circuit is a trial court of general jurisdiction which has
exclusive constitutional authority over the following:
- Those involving title to land;
- Divorce;
- Equity;
- Declaratory judgment;
- Habeas corpus;
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- Mandamus;
- Quo warranto and prohibition;
- Adoptions; and
- Felony cases prosecuted by the District Attorney's office
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Except for certain specifically excluded probate and juvenile
matters, the Superior Court may exercise jurisdiction
in other types of cases concurrently with the limited jurisdiction
courts of the Circuit. The Superior Court is also authorized to
correct errors made by lower courts by direct appeal in some cases
or by issuing writs of certiorari. The court conducts jury trials
and sits at Jonesboro.
The State
Court of the Clayton Judicial Circuit is a trial court of
limited jurisdiction. It has authority over the following types of
cases:
Civil actions without regard to the amount in controversy except
those actions in which exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the Superior
Court; Misdemeanor and traffic violations prosecuted by the
Solicitor's Office; The review of decisions of lower courts as
provided by law.
Corporations may appear only by attorney, in accordance with
State law. A rule nisi must accompany any motion filed in State Court.
Requests for take downs by a court reporter should be made in
advance to the assigned judge.
The court conducts jury trials and sits at Jonesboro,
Georgia.
Robin Stinnett, ADR Special Program
Coordinator