The Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate convened for a joint session Tuesday to hear Chief Justice Harold Melton speak on the State of the Judiciary. The annual update provided to the legislative branch by the highest ranking judicial member in the judicial branch had a resounding focus on COVID-19. Melton noted that three weeks after he delivered his State of the Judiciary in 2020, he declared a statewide judicial emergency that has remained in effect ever since. Though jury trials were permitted to resume only weeks ago, Melton said courts across the state have been “remarkably resilient, … Continue reading State of The Judiciary: Backlog of Cases is Front & Center