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The Georgia court system has seven classes of trial-level courts: the superior, state-wide business, state, juvenile, probate, magistrate, and municipal courts. There are two appellate-level courts: the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. The superior court exercises broad civil and criminal jurisdiction.

How do I file a complaint or petition in civil court? You file the complaint or petition with the clerk of court. You generally want to file in the court in the county where the person you are suing lives. Along with the complaint, the court must be told where to serve (give it a copy of it to) the defendant.

Georgia's superior courts are the state's trial courts of ?general jurisdiction,? handling cases of felony charges. Each of Georgia's 159 counties has its own superior court. Superior court judges are elected on a nonpartisan basis in circuit-wide elections for four-year terms.

If a party files a motion to dismiss but omits a defense of (1) lack of personal jurisdiction, (2) improper venue, (3) insufficiency of process, or (4) insufficiency of service of process, the party will not be permitted to assert that defense in a later motion.

Superior Court Judges preside over cases involving misdemeanors, contract disputes, premises liability, and various other actions. In addition, the Superior Court has exclusive equity jurisdiction over all cases of divorce, title to land, and felonies involving jury trials, including death penalty cases.

The Georgia court system has five classes of trial- level courts: the magistrate, probate, juvenile, state, and superior courts. In addition, there are approximately 400 municipal courts operating locally. There are two appellate-level courts: the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.