Georgia Legal Overview: Columbus The Columbus metropolitan area in Georgia is defined by the Census Bureau as covering four counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. The Georgia counties are Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion and Muscogee. The Columbus MSA is a part of the Greater Columbus metro area or Columbus–Auburn–Opelika CSA, which additionally includes the Auburn–Opelika and Tuskegee metros. Greater Columbus has three counties in Alabama instead of just Russell County. Listed below are the major cities and CDPs in Georgia that are a part of the Columbus metro area.
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1. All four counties included in the Columbus metro area are served by the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit of the Third Judicial District of Georgia. The superior court, which is the main trial court with general jurisdiction, has locations in all four county seats, including Columbus, Cusseta, Buena Vista and Hamilton. Each county seat additionally houses the county state court, probate court and magistrate court with limited jurisdiction. For example, Columbus has the Muscogee County State Court and the unified government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee has the Magistrate Court of Chattahoochee County. 2. A pit bull became a public nuisance after it crawled out from under a fence and attacked a 55-year old man walking on a Columbus street. The pit bull’s owner preferred to let animal control take away the dog rather than face the city’s pet nuisance ordinance violation fine. 3. Hannah Gilmer, a 16-year old senior at Northside High School in Columbus, died after her boyfriend lost control of the vehicle. Clayton Qualls, Hannah’s boyfriend, is being charged with first degree vehicular homicide, DUI and improper lane change.
Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit – 3rd Judicial District of Georgia
Muscogee County State Court Magistrate Court of Chattahoochee County U.S. District Court - Middle District of Georgia U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Trending Columbus Legal Topics: Magistrate and municipal court verdicts can be appealed in the superior courts. Appeals against verdicts handed down by the state and superior courts have to be filed with the Georgia Appeals Court. The Georgia Supreme Court is the court of last resort. Federal cases in the four Georgia counties within the Columbus metro area can be filed with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Federal appeals in Georgia are handled by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. |