RESEARCH GUIDES

• Print:
  • Georgia Legal Research, Nancy P. Johnson, Elizabeth G. Adelman, & Nancy J. Adams, KFG 75 .J64 2007
  • Nancy P. Johnson, Nancy J. Adams, & Elizabeth G. Adelman, Researching Georgia Law (2006 Edition), 22 Ga. St. L. Rev. 381 (2006).
• Internet:
  • Georgia Resources (Mercer University Law Library)
  • Georgia and State Law Research (Emory University Law Library)
  • Georgia Resources& Guides (Georgia State University Law Library)

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• LexisNexis: GACNST
• Internet:
  • Constitution of the State of Georgia (Georgia Secretary of State)
  • Georgia's Virtual Vault (digitized images of Georgia constitutions dating back to 1777)
  • Georgia Constitution Webpage (GeorgiaInfo)

Statutes/Code

• Print: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (official), KFG30 1981 .A5
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: GA-ST-ANN
  • LexisNexis: GACODE
• Internet: Official Code of Georgia (free online version provided by LexisNexis)

Legislative History

• Research Guide: Researching the Legislative History of an Enacted Georgia Statute (University of Georgia Law Library)
• Session Laws:
  • LLMC Digital (1900 - 2008)
  • HeinOnline (1787 - )
• Internet:
  • Georgia Legislative Search (Georgia General Assembly, 2001 - )
  • Georgia Peach Sheets (Georgia State University College of Law)
  • Georgia Legislative Documents (University of Georgia, 1799 - 1999)

Legislature

• Georgia General Assembly:
  • Senate
  • House of Representatives
• Passing a Law in the Georgia General Assembly (GeorgiaInfo)

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print:
  • Official Compilation, Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, KFG35 1972 .A23 (subscription cancelled; last updated in 2008)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: GA-ADC
  • LexisNexis: GAADMN
• Internet: Rules & Regulations of the State of Georgia

Agencies

• Office of the Governor
  • Executive Orders (2003 - )
• State Agencies
• Office of the Attorney General
• Attorney General Opinions:
  • LLMC Digital (1915 - 1975)
  • LexisNexis: GAAG (1970 - )
  • Internet (1994 - )

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • Southeastern Reporter (1st series, 1887 - 1939), KF135. S6
  • South Eastern Reporter. Second Series (1939 - 1988), KF135 .S612
  • West's South Eastern Reporter. Second Series (1988 - ), KF135 .S612
  • Georgia Reports, KFG45 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: GA-CS (state cases) & GA-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • LexisNexis: GACTS (state cases) & GAMEGA (state and federal cases)
• Internet:
  • Supreme Court of Georgia Opinions (2008 - )
  • Court of Appeals Opinions (available through LexisOne)

Courts

• Administrative Office of the Courts of Georgia
• Diagram of the Georgia Court System
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• Supreme Court Rules
• Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
• Court of Appeals Rules
• Uniform Court Rules
• Fulton County Courts (Atlanta)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Georgia Regions, Counties, Cities and Towns
• Georgia CityScapes (profiles for 173 cities)
• Georgia County Snapshots
• Municipal codes (select): Municode: Georgia

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Emory Law Journal
  • Print: K5 .M6 (1974 - 2010; subscription cancelled)
  • Electronic versions
  • Internet: Journal archive (2004 - )
    
    
• Georgia Law Review
  • Print: K7 .E55 (1966 - )
  • Electronic versions
    
    
• Georgia Bar Journal
  • Print: K7 .E583 (1995 - 2009; subscription cancelled)
  • HeinOnline (1938-1964, 1995 - )
  • Internet: Archives (1998 - )
    
    
• Georgia State University Law Review
  • Print: K7 .E63 (1984 - )
  • Electronic versions
  • Internet: Archives (2001 - )
    
    
• Mercer Law Review
  • Print: K13 .E54 (1949 - )
  • Electronic versions
  • Internet: Full text issues online (1995 - )

ETHICS

• Research Guide: Georgia Legal Ethics Research Guide (Mercer Law School Library)
• State Bar of Georgia
• Ethics opinions:
  • LexisNexis: GAETH
  • Internet

GENERAL

• Georgia Jurisprudence:
  • Westlaw: GA-JUR
  • LexisNexis: not available
• Internet:
  • Atlanta Legal Aid Society
  • Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
  • State of Georgia Law Library
  • Fulton County Law Library
  • Georgia State University Law Library
  • Mercer University Law Library
  • University of Georgia Law Library
  • FindLaw: Georgia
  • Internet Law Library: Georgia
  • Law Library of Congress: Georgia
  • Legal Information Institute: Georgia
  • Georgia Law Resources (KuesterLaw.com)
  • New Georgia Encyclopedia (Georgia Humanities Council)
  • Corporation Records (Georgia Secretary of State)
  • Statistical Data on Georgia (Digital Library of Georgia)
  • Tax Forms (Georgia Department of Revenue)

  Updated 09/2011 (AJC)