The Piedmont Judicial Circuit was created in 1923 and is comprised of Banks, Barrow, and Jackson Counties. The Superior Courts of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit are trial courts of general jurisdiction handling both civil and criminal cases. It has exclusive, constitutional jurisdiction to preside over felony cases and cases regarding title to land, divorce, equity, declaratory judgments, habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warrants, prohibition, and adoptions. The Superior Court also corrects errors made by lower courts by issuing writs of certiorari and, for some lower courts, the right to direct review by the Superior Court applies.
The Piedmont Judicial Circuit has a Divorcing Parents Program designed
to familiarize parents with the effect of divorce on children.
