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News & Announcements: January, 2024
Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
Tue, 07/23/2024
Residents of the Northern District of Georgia continue to receive fraudulent phone calls claiming that the victim failed to appear for jury duty in federal court and/or has an arrest warrant or similar adverse situation. The scammer tells the victim...
Fri, 06/28/2024
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is joining district courts from across the country to present the 2024 Virtual POWER Act Event on July 19, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. ET. The event is designed to promote pro bono services to...
Thu, 06/20/2024
Due to lack of air conditioning, the Gainesville division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia will close at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday June 20. The Atlanta, Newnan, and Rome divisions of the Court will continue to operate...
Fri, 06/14/2024
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has appointed a new non-attorney member to its standing Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel to serve a term ending March 31, 2025. More details are in the appointment order available...
Wed, 04/03/2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has proposed amendments to its local rules and invites comments by May 3, 2024. More details are in the official notice available here.
Tue, 04/02/2024
Amendments to Local Rules 5.1(G) and 72.1(E) and Local Criminal Rule 59(2) and (3) Are Now in Effect
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has approved amendments to Local Rules 5.1(G) and 72.1(E) and Local Criminal Rule 59(2) and (3) effective April 2, 2024. A document showing the changes to each rule is available...
Mon, 04/01/2024
Due to updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, the Court has issued a First Amendment to General Order 23-02 rescinding the requirement that a juror who is exposed to COVID-...
Mon, 04/01/2024
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has selected attorney Ellen H. Persons, a shareholder with Polsinelli, as the next chair of the Court’s Committee on Discipline. Ms. Persons will serve a one-year term as chair beginning...
Tue, 03/12/2024
The 2024 Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference will take place May 9-10, 2024, at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama. The conference is being convened by the judges of the Eleventh Circuit to consider the business of the courts and to discuss...
Tue, 01/23/2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is considering whether to reappoint Bankruptcy Judge James R. Sacca to a new 14-year term of office in the Northern District of Georgia at Atlanta. The official public notice concerning this...