<P> The Supreme Court of Georgia is the highest judicial authority of the US state of Georgia . The court was established in 1845 as a three - member panel . Since 1896 , the justices ( increased in number to six , then to seven in 1945 , and finally to nine in 2017 ) have been elected by the people , and today those elections are non-partisan . Three of the state 's nine sitting Justices were re-elected , all unopposed , in 2012 . </P>
<P> The Supreme Court of Georgia is the highest judicial authority of the US state of Georgia . The court was established in 1845 as a three - member panel . Since 1896 , the justices ( increased in number to six , then to seven in 1945 , and finally to nine in 2017 ) have been elected by the people , and today those elections are non-partisan . Three of the state 's nine sitting Justices were re-elected , all unopposed , in 2012 . </P>
how are state court judges in georgia selected
how are state court judges in georgia selected
by the people
by the people