Georgia Supreme Court to stop hearing most murder cases by 2028

By: Maya Homan

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: August 17, 2026

Words: 903

Last Updated: 1 day, 13 hours ago

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Starting next summer, Georgia’s highest court will no longer routinely hear appeals in murder cases.

The decision was announced Thursday as part of a concurring opinion from Chief Justice Nels Peterson that was tied to a murder case out of Fulton County, Coleman v. The State, though it was not clear why Peterson’s opinion was attached to that case. Murder conviction appeals, which account for more than half of the Georgia Supreme Court’s published …

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